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critocratic

critocratic adjective: of or relating to critocracy; ruled by judges.

Adjective

critocratic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to critocracy; ruled by judges.
    • The tale is a sorry one, as critocratic power was marshalled against that of labour1990, University of New Brunswick Law Journal, volumes 39-40, page 100
    • With the Act of Settlement, critocratic power and its exercise became fully entrenched as an institution in our Constitution.1990, Thomas Kuttner, “Courts, Labour Tribunals and the Charter”, in University of New Brunswick Law Journal, volume 85

Questions about critocratic

What does critocratic mean?
Critocratic means of or relating to critocracy; ruled by judges.
What part of speech is critocratic?
Critocratic is an adjective.

Words near critocratic in the dictionary

  1. critiques
  2. critiquing
  3. critisizm
  4. critocracies
  5. critocracy
  6. critocratic
  7. critomancy
  8. crits
  9. crits out
  10. Crittall
  11. Crittalls

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