Noah Webster
Judiciary
JUDI'CIARY noun [Latin judiciarius.]
1. Passing judgment or sentence.
2. Pertaining to the courts of judicature or legal tribunals.
JUDI'CIARY, noun That branch of government which is concerned in the trial and determination of controversies between parties, and of criminal prosecutions; the system of courts of justice in a government. An independent judiciary is the firmest bulwark of freedom.