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judiciary

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as in bar

the courts of law and judges in a country, state, etc.; the branch of government that includes courts of law and judges the federal judiciary

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Recent Examples of judiciary Amnesty International has urged Syria to end trials in absentia and the use of the death penalty, incorporate crimes under international law into domestic legislation and reform the judiciary. — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 The League also held candidate forums in races for the Broward judiciary, School Board, state House and County Commission District 6. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 So, in consultation with the judiciary, economist Sultan Mehmood, of the New Economic School in Moscow, and collaborators tested whether AI could ease the burden. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026 In the Alikhani case, 12 young men were sentenced to death and several others were sentenced to five to 10 years in prison, according to Iranian judiciary and human rights sources. — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for judiciary

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Playing in a seedy Bowery bar to a small group of fellow struggling musicians, the band struck a chord of disharmony that rocked the foundation of the mid-seventies music scene.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
There's a school, a post office, a bar and a Corn Grower’s State Bank branch, plus the Midwest Farmer's Coop where growers sell their produce and buy supplies like feed and fertilizer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Many leaders of the slaughter were tried and convicted by a United Nations war crimes tribunal that has now closed down.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The tribunal found that Mladic, together with late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic, were part of a criminal conspiracy to implement the plan.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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Rice had a side hustle as a vintage dealer and brought in plenty of pieces from the same era, including 1950s sofas by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, a pair of 1970s blue suede armchairs, and benches from France with colorful bases.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
After sleeping on a bus bench and a few trips to the hospital, Lugo landed at Holliday's Helping Hands, or HHH, a network of interim housing facilities started by nurse practitioner Katina Holliday.

— Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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