Sequences of words used in court judgements (9)
I believe the answer is:
sentences
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'sequences of words' is the first definition.
(a sentence is a sequence of words)
'court judgements' is the second definition.
(eg life sentences)
'used in' is the link.
(Other definitions for sentences that I've seen before include "Words with grammatical structures" , "Word sets of senescent origin" , "Declares punishment for" , "Sets of words, or punishments awarded by courts" , "Judicial punishments or words arrangements" .)