Judgement of 'Solomon noun a judgement which is very hard to make $£ \>1 X dj £0 '<k hWIWItfl From the story in the Bible in which a wise judgement is given by King Solomon to two women who both claimed to be the mother of a baby. W g «§M» iBf

ju di ca ture /'d3u:dikatJa(r)/ noun (law W) 1 [U] the system by which courts, trials, etc. are organized in a country f£ M 0t ; X H I1] & 2 the judicature [sing.+sing./pl. v.] judges when they are considered as a

group (       ) XXJAM

ju di cial /d3u,dij'l/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with a court, a judge or legal judgement       ; j&'iT

W; AXJW; f£ W: judicial powers w]f£$. o the judi­cial process/system iUffel!/?/ %.    ju di cial ly /-Jali/

adv.

ju.dicial 'activism noun [u] (law W) (in the US) the idea that it is not necessary to follow the exact words of the Constitution when new laws are made (US)

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ju.dicial re straint noun [U] (law W) (in the US) the idea that judges of the Supreme Court or other courts should not try to change a law that is allowed by the Constitution ( US )

ju.dicial re'view noun [u] (law W) (in the US) the power of the Supreme Court to decide if sth is allowed by the Constitution ( US ) ^]ffeX4 (

ju di ciary /d3u'dijari; NAmE -.fieri/ noun (usually the judiciary) [C+sing./pl. v.](pl. -ies) the judges of a country or a state, when they are considered as a group (

# ) X #1A M     ; fl ft & Ifc: an independent

judiciary al 1$ ^] ft ^ Ifc — compare executive n.(3),

LEGISLATURE

ju dicious /d3U'dij0s/ adj. {formal, approving) careful and sensible; showing good judgement XtHM fltHifft;

®t W ; X JSL Ufa W PliH injudicious ► ju di cious ly adv.: a judiciously worded letter

judo /’d3u:dau; NAmE -dou/ noun [U] (from Japanese) a sport in which two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground ^11: He does judo, ftfc ^ il Wo <> she’s a black belt in judo.

jug {BrE)    pitcher (BrE)

pitcher (NAmE)   jug [NAmE]

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jug /d3Ag/ noun 1 (BrE) [NAmE pitcher) a container with a handle and a lip, for holding and pouring liquids (  ) al, 3®: a milk/water jug    7jC$l

2 (NAmE) a large round container with a small opening and a handle, for holding liquids (   ) A$I:

a five-gallon jug of beer Hi3 the amount of liquid contained in a jug — 3z, — S| ( Wit ) : She spilled a jug of water. Mlfe—i&tX7jt#fB70 jugful /'d3Agful/ noun the amount of liquid contained in a jug—       —agWit

jugged hare /,d3Agd 'hea(r); NAmE 'her/ noun [U] a hot dish made from hare that has been cooked slowly in liquid in a container with a lid       ; $j$ifF;&$]

jugger naut /'d3Agana:t; NAmE -garn-/ noun 1 (BrE, often disapproving) a very large lorry/truck If i juggernauts roaring through country villages SiWSif $ 2 (formal) a large and powerful force or institution that cannot be controlled X^I/CffiW'jSA A

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jug gle /'d3Agl/ verb 1 ~ (with sth) to throw a set of three or more objects such as balls into the air and catch and throw them again quickly, one at a time Jjt ) : [V] to juggle with balls          o My uncle taught me to juggle. fS/lAi&ffcfic

in}^?3£o 0 [VN] (figurative) I was juggling books, shopping bags and the baby (- I was trying to hold them all without dropping them). IS X M X il X, X ji #*l tl S-, #o 2 ~ sth (with sth) to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time so that you can fit all of them into your life      ) :

[VN] Working mothers are used to juggling their jobs, their children’s needs and their housework. XXXW^X

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[also V] 3 [VN] to organize information, figures, the money you spend, etc. in the most useful or effective

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jug gler /'d3Agla(r)/ noun a person who juggles, espe­cially an entertainer A; WtC^WA; $$ft

jugu lar /'d3Agj0la(r)/ (also .jugular 'vein) noun any of the three large veins in the neck that carry blood from the head towards the heart M # IfcK FTOTfl go for the jugular (informal) to attack sb’s weakest point during a discussion, in an aggressive way (       ife “A1 PtHiS A^fa )

juice 0-w /d3u:s/ noun, verb

m noun 1 [U, C] the liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables; a drink made from this X ft; M ft; X ft ( ^tXf+ ) tttf: Add the juice of two lemons. fjnWXjt W W ft p 0 a carton of apple juice£ft#XXf+ O Two orange juices, please. i#XWf#$lf+o 2 [C, usually pi., U] the liquid that comes out of a piece of meat when it is cooked 05] ft 3 [C, usually pi.] the liquid in the stomach that helps you to digest food ^     it :

digestive/gastric juices f$ it / SfS 4 [U] (informal, espe­cially BrE) petrol/gas ft, ft 5 [U] (NAmE, informal) electri­city X rm see stew v.

verb [VN] to get the juice out of fruit or vegetables W tfl ( zKM^SSWJftfE; Wff: Juice two oranges.

fto   juice sth*-*'up (informal, especially

NAmE) to make sth more exciting or interesting {■tjgfS

juicer /’d3u:sa(r)/ noun 1 a piece of electrical equipment for getting the juice out of fruit or vegetables W ft #1 2 (NAmE) = LEMON-SQUEEZER juicy /'d3u:si/ adj. (juici-er, juici-est) 1 (approving) containing a lot of juice and good to eat ^ff W; ft XW W: soft juicy pears ®l X X ft W M 0 The meat was tender and juicy. $i X jft X 0 0 2 (informal) inter­esting because you find it shocking or exciting X ifo W juicy gossip ^A^AHW |g 3 (informal) attractive because it will bring you a lot of money or satisfaction       jftSWXiiW;

^ 4^ AfiW: a juicy prize XJ? W^pp ju-jitsu (also jiu-jitsu) /d3u:'d3itsu:/ noun [U] a Japanese system of fighting from which the sport of judo was developed ( 0XSH   )

juju /'d3u:d3u:/ noun 1 [C] an object used in W African magic ( ) Of; tilt 2 [u] a type

of magic in W Africa ( ®X±lrW ) $£f£, ffeX 3 [u] a type of Nigerian music that uses guitars and drums

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juke-box /'d3u:kbnks; NAmE -ba:ks/ noun a machine in a pub, bar, etc. that plays music when you put coins ^ into it (

julep /'d3u:lep/ noun [U, C] 1 a sweet drink which may contain alcohol or medicine Stf fg ;  ffl

2 = MINT JULEP

Ju-lian cal en dar /.d3u:lian 'kaelinda(r)/ noun [sing.] the system of arranging days and months in the year introduced by Julius Caesar, and used in Western countries until the Gregorian calendar replaced it