judiciary

• n. 法務省; 裁判官; 司法制度
• adj.司法；裁判官；裁判所

judicial, judicial, -ary, 名詞接尾辞から。judiciary、judicial system、judicial officerなどから派生。

judiciary (adj.)

"relating to courts," early 15c., from Latin iudiciarius "of or belonging to a court of justice," from iudicium "judgment," from iudicem (see judge (v.)). The noun meaning "a body of judges, judges collectively" is from 1802 (judicature was used in this sense from 1590s).

1. The judiciary must think very hard before jailing non-violent offenders.

司法省は非暴力犯罪者を刑務所に投獄する前に慎重に考えなければならない。

2.The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote momen-tarily on his nomination to the Supreme Court.

上院司法委員会はすぐに最高裁に指名して投票する見込みだ。

3.This is the fifth and probably final day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.今日は上院司法委員会で証言してから5日目で、最後の日になる可能性が高い。

4.The independence of the judiciary in France is guaranteed by statute.

フランスの司法部門の独立した地位は法律で明文化されている。

5.The judiciary has/have been consulted.

裁判官らに意見を求めた。