Sub Judice Definition: Latin: under judicial consideration. A matter that is still under consideration by a court; still subject to active litigation. Politicians will decline to speak on a certain subject because the subject matter is sub judice. REFERENCES: Duhaime, Lloyd, Duhaime's Legal Dictionary Duhaime, Lloyd, Duhaime's Legal Citations & AbbreviationsDuhaime, Lloyd, Media and Litigation: Sub Judice in the New Millennium Categories & Topics: Civil Litigation & Evidence Law Dictionary Dictionary of Latin Law Terms Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!