English > judicial branch: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | The branch of the United States government responsible / responsible for the administration of justice. |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Member of | United 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 |
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Members | Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court | The highest federal court in the United States |
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circuit court of appeals | One of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a 'circuit' |
Broader | branch, subdivision, arm | A division of some larger / larger or more complex organization |
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