[ noun ] the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government <noun.group>
Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. judicatorius.] Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. --T. Wharton.
Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way. --Bp. Hall.
Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\ (277), n. [L. judicatorium.] 1. A court of justice; a tribunal. --Milton.