Judiciária

Judiciária is the feminine form of the Portuguese adjective judiciário, used to indicate relation to the judiciary, the branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law. In legal and administrative language, judiciária may modify feminine nouns referring to judicial matters, such as in carreira judiciária (the judicial career) or atividade judiciária (judicial activity). The term is common in formal Portuguese and appears in both Portugal and Brazil, though its use can vary by context and fixed expressions.

In Portugal, judiciária occurs in the name of the Polícia Judiciária, the national criminal-investigation police service. The agency operates within the justice system to investigate serious crimes and to collaborate with prosecutors. In Brazil, the related concept is often expressed through poder judiciário, referring to the judiciary as a constitutional branch of government; as a descriptive form, judiciária can appear in formal or legal texts addressing judicial affairs, offices, or career paths.

Etymology-wise, judiciária derives from Latin iudiciarius, related to iudicium (judgment) and iudex (judge), reflecting its connection to judging and the administration of justice.

See also: Poder Judiciário, Justiça, Polícia Judiciária, Judiciário, Carreira judiciária.