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judiciary

noun as in judges

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The classic example of this is Peru in 1992, when strongman President Alberto Fujimori purged the political opposition from Congress and the judiciary and wrote a new constitution.

Even the judiciary is not immune to his overarching influence.

From Time

The Delaware case raised tricky constitutional questions about the state’s desire to make sure its judiciary is politically balanced.

Leaders of the federal judiciary are working to block bipartisan legislation designed to create a national database of court records that would provide free access to case documents.

He attacked anybody and everybody who disagreed with him, including members of the judiciary, members of Congress, the press.

Sixteen have cleared the Judiciary Committee, 13 with unanimous support from members of both parties.

This will have a lasting and important impact on the federal judiciary for decades to come.

Within the House Judiciary Committee, six Republicans voted with 21 Democrats to impeach the president.

An argument can be made that, because the judiciary has specific requirements, there is less competition for the posts.

These are political issues that need to be resolved via the political process, not via the judiciary.

Also, an absolutely correct text of the Scots judiciary oath.

He has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers.

And in regard, Sir, to the judiciary, the Constitution is still more express and emphatic.

The first was, that the government of the United States ought to consist of a supreme legislative, judiciary, and executive.

They may lead to a change in the legislative expressions of the general will—possibly to a change in the opinion of the judiciary.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to judiciary, such as: assizes, bar, bench, court, courts, and judicature.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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