judicature

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Such competence is the concern of the judicature society, and with the aid of the American Bar Association the group has been racking up some notable successes in its campaign against the election of judges.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sphere of Government The action of the state, or sovereign power, or government in a civilized community shapes itself into the threefold functions of legislation, judicature and administration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

Soon after his accession to the government, he procured the assembly and courts of judicature to be removed from Jamestown, where there were good accommodations for people, to Middle Plantation, where there were none.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

It has its Courts of judicature; it has its commerce still on the seas; its laws are still operative, and still to be administered.

From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by Warburton, A. F.

In place of the monastic judicature a jury of six bachelors and six maidens appear in the 16th century.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various