judector

Judector is a coined term used to refer to an agent that issues judgments or verdicts. The word is formed from the noun judge plus the agentive suffix -tor, echoing similar constructs like arbiter or moderator. As a neologism, judector has no fixed definition in established legal or linguistic canons, but is used in theoretical discussions and science fiction to describe entities that perform evaluative judgments rather than merely describe facts.

In philosophy and jurisprudence, a judector may denote a person or system that applies normative standards to determine guilt, liability, or moral status. In artificial intelligence and law, some writers describe automated judectors as decision-making systems that classify cases and output binding or advisory verdicts according to a policy, with transparency and accountability challenges.

In fiction and speculative contexts, a judector can be an autonomous device, an institution, or even a cosmic or divine judge that pronounces verdicts and enforces sanctions. Such depictions explore issues of due process, fairness, and the limits of algorithmic authority.

Etymology stems from iudex, Latin for judge, combined with -tor to denote an agent; the form judector emphasizes the role as a person or instrument that judges. The term remains uncommon in formal discourse and is largely used descriptively or hypothetically.

See also: judge, judging, arbiter, adjudicator, adjudication, verdict, judgement (British spelling).