Judicially - Law Dictionary Search Results
nonacquiescence
nonacquiescence : an administrative agency's disagreement with and refusal to follow judicial precedent in cases before the agency to which the precedent applies
quasi
quasi [Latin, as if, as it were, from quam as + si if] : having such a resemblance to another thing as to fall within its general category [a quasi corporation] adv : in some significant...
quasi-legislative
quasi-legislative : of, relating to, or being an administrative act, body, or procedure that is concerned with the promulgation of rules and regulations or the adoption of laws, charters, or orders and that is based on...
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standing
n 1 : the status of being qualified to assert or enforce legal rights or duties in a judicial forum because one has a sufficient and protectable interest in the outcome of a justiciable controversy and usually
ripe
ripe 1 : of, relating to, or being a claim for relief that is ready for judicial resolution because the injury is certain to occur and is not merely hypothetical or speculative compare moot 2
source of law
source of law :something (as a constitution, treaty, custom, or statute) that provides the authority for judicial decisions and for legislation ;specif : a labor contract as the source of authority for an arbitrator's decision
sound
from flaw, defect, or decay [a design] 2 a : free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension [based on judicial reasoning] b : legally valid [a title] 3 : showing good judgment or sense sound·ly adv sound·ness n
sidebar (or sidebar conference)
a discussion between the judge and lawyers held out of earshot of the jury and spectators. Source: Federal Judicial Center
sheriff
scīr shire + gerēfa reeve (king's agent)] : an official of a county or parish charged primarily with judicial duties (as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)
session
legislature) for the transaction of business ;also : the period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body and the final adjournment see also regular session, special session
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