The judiciary is all the judges of a country, seen as one body — and, in countries that split government into parts, that body is one of those parts, beside the people who make laws and the people who run the government day to day. So “an independent judiciary” means the judges are not the president’s or the party’s staff; they can say no.

The judiciary is all the judges of a country, seen as one bodyThe judiciary是一個國家所有法官加起來、被看成一個整體 — and, in countries that split government into parts在把政府分成好幾個部分的國家裡，that body is one of those parts, beside the people who make laws and the people who run the government day to day這個整體就是其中一部分，跟制定法律的人、以及每天管理政府的人並列。So "an independent judiciary" means the judges are not the president's or the party's staff所以「an independent judiciary」的意思是，這些法官不是總統或政黨的員工；they can say no他們可以說不。

You can also use judiciary as an adjective in a few set phrases (a judiciary committee), but the noun is the main use. It is the normal modern word in news and civics. Judicature is older and rarer.

You can also use judiciary as an adjective in a few set phrasesJudiciary也可以在少數固定用法裡當形容詞用 (a judiciary committee)（像a judiciary committee），but the noun is the main use但主要還是當名詞用。It is the normal modern word in news and civics它是新聞和公民課裡常用的現代用字。Judicature is older and rarerJudicature比較舊，也比較少見。

Though actually, learners sometimes think judiciary means “the jury.” A jury is ordinary people in one trial. The judiciary is the professional judges as a whole.

Though actually不過其實，learners sometimes think judiciary means "the jury."學習者有時候會以為judiciary是指「陪審團」 A jury is ordinary people in one trial陪審團是一場審判裡的一般民眾。The judiciary is the professional judges as a wholeThe judiciary是整體的專業法官。