judicial branch

judicial branch
index chamber (body), judiciary

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


judicial branch
n.
The branch of government consisting of courts and other entities that exist to interpret and enforce laws.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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