noun
the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑branch, ↑subdivision, ↑arm
• Member Holonyms: ↑United States government, ↑United States, ↑U.S. government, ↑US Government, ↑U.S.
• Member Meronyms: ↑circuit court of appeals, ↑Supreme Court, ↑Supreme Court of the United States, ↑United States Supreme Court
Useful english dictionary. 2012.