Nondelegation Doctrine - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: nondelegation doctrinenondelegation doctrine
nondelegation doctrine : a doctrine that Congress may not delegate its duties under the Constitution to other branches of government without violating the principle of separation of powers ...
separation of powers
separation of powers 1 : the constitutional allocation of the legislative, executive, and judicial powers among the three branches of government 2 : the doctrine under which the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government are not to infringe upon each other's constitutionally vested powers see also nondelegation doctrine ...
delegate
delegate [Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to appoint, put in charge] : a person empowered to act on behalf of another: as a : a person who is authorized to perform another's duties under a contract b : a representative to a convention (as of a political party) or conference c : a representative of a U.S. territory in the House of Representatives d : a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia [de-li-gāt] vb -gat·ed -gat·ing vt 1 : to entrust or transfer (as power, authority, or responsibility) to another: as a : to transfer (one's contractual duties) to another b : to empower a body (as an administrative agency) to perform (a governmental function) see also nondelegation doctrine 2 : to appoint as one's representative vi : to transfer responsibility or authority ...
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