Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - judicial

 adjective  Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~is, from judicium judgment, from judex  Date: 14th century  1.  a. of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary ~ processes  b. belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction — compare executive, legislative  2. ordered or enforced by a court a ~ sale  3. of, characterized by, or expressing judgment ; critical 1b  4. arising from a judgment of God  5. belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary  • ~ly adverb