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Court-leet

p. 43), for he is the judge, and presides in the court wholly in a judicial character; the ministerial acts of the court,such as empanelling the jury, are executed by the bedel or bailiff, sworn to a

County

Courts held in each different county, before the sheriff as its principal officer. His duties are now more ministerial than judicial. All the English counties except Rutland are subdivided for purposes of parliamentary representation. As to the

Confirmation of Bishop

CONGE D'ESLIRE) by 25 Hen. 8, c. 20. It was undecided, from1848 to 1902, whether this ceremony be ministerial or judicial, i.e., whether the archbishop can refuse to confirm. See Queen v. Archbishop of Canterbury, (1848) 11

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Certiorari

authority; it does not lie to remove or adjudicative upon the order which is of an administrative or ministerial nature, Sadhu Singh v. Delhi Administration, (1966) 1 SCR 243: AIR 1966 SC 91 (95). Certiorari is a

Award

will be void in toto; unconditional, but it may be alternative, without reservation or delegation, except as to ministerial acts, certain, mutual, possible, and consistent, without palpable mistake; when partly good and partly bad, the good part,

Actus Judiciarius coram non judice irritus habetur, de ministeriali autem a quocunque provenit ratum esto

Actus Judiciarius coram non judice irritus habetur, de ministeriali autem a quocunque provenit ratum esto [Lat.], A judicial act done in excess of authority is not binding;

marshal

marshal 1 : a ministerial officer appointed for each judicial district of the U.S. to execute the process of the courts and perform

mandamus

stay NOTE: Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy and is issued usually only to command the performance of a ministerial act. It cannot be used to substitute the court's judgment for the defendant's in the performance of a

discretionary

policy-making function of a public official see also Federal Tort Claims Act in the Important Laws section compare ministerial NOTE: A public official generally has qualified immunity from lawsuits that arise from his or her discretionary acts.

administrative

administrative 1 : of or relating to the performance of a function : ministerial [ communications include…instructions that encourage a jury to continue its deliberations "National Law Journal"] 2 : of or

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