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Judicatory vs Judicator - What's the difference?

judicatory | judicator |

As nouns the difference between judicatory and judicator

is that judicatory is (chiefly|in scotland) a court or tribunal while judicator is one who acts as a judge.

As an adjective judicatory

is pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.

judicatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.
  • * T. Wharton
  • Judicatory tribunals.
  • * Bishop Hall
  • Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way.
  • By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:To judge of the apparances that we receive of subjects, we had need have a judicatorie instrument: to verifie this instrument we should have demonstration; and to approve demonstration, an instrument; thus are we ever turning round.
  • Noun

    (judicatories)
  • (chiefly, in Scotland) A court or tribunal
  • judicature
  • judicator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who acts as a judge.
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