judicially
/dʒuːˈdɪʃəli/joo-DIH-shuh-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/dʒuˈdɪʃəli/joo-DIH-shuh-lee
Meaningin a judicial way
Common meaning: by means of a court or judge
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- judone who rules on a caseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1008 · scan
- icialadjective ending: relating to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latiniūdex, -icis‘one who rules on a case’
- Englishjudicial‘to do with courts and judges’
- Englishformed in English from judicialjudicially‘by means of a court or judge’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from judicial + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), JUDICIAL, p.310 · scan
Roots
- iūdex, -icis Latin “one who rules on a case”
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