HyperDic: judicial_branch

English > 1 sense of the expression judicial branch:
NOUNgroupjudicial branchthe branch of the United States government responsible / responsible for the administration of justice
English > judicial branch: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe branch of the United States government responsible / responsible for the administration of justice.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Member ofUnited States government, United States, U.S. government, US Government, U.S.The executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
MembersSupreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme CourtThe highest federal court in the United States
circuit court of appealsOne of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a 'circuit'
Broaderbranch, subdivision, armA division of some larger / larger or more complex organization

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