JUDICIAL

judicial (joo-dish-[schwa]l), adj. 1. Of, relating to, or by the court or a judge (judicial duty) (judicial demeanor). 2. In court (the witness’s judicial confession). 3. Legal (the Attorney General took no judicial action). 4. Of or relating to a judgment (an award of judicial interest at the legal rate). Cf. JUDICIOUS. quasi-judicial. See QUASI-JUDICIAL.