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Noun: judicial branch
  1. (law) the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
    "The Supreme Court is the highest court in the judicial branch"

Derived forms: judicial branches

Type of: arm, branch, subdivision

Part of: U.S., U.S. government, United States, United States government, US Government

Encyclopedia: Judicial branch