Specialist dictionary

Administrative law

Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.

Core vocabulary

57 featured terms

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Administrative lawnoun

the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government

Courtnoun

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

Judicaturenoun

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

judicial reviewnoun

review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an app…

Ombudsmannoun

a male government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

Tribunalnoun

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

Appeals courtnoun

a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies

Appellate courtnoun

a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies

Assizesnoun

the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)

Chancerynoun

a court with jurisdiction in equity

Consistorynoun

a church tribunal or governing body

Court of appealsnoun

a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies

Court of assizenoun

the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)

Court of assize and nisi priusnoun

the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)

Court of chancerynoun

a court with jurisdiction in equity

Court of domestic relationsnoun

a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)

Court of justicenoun

a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

Court of lawnoun

a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

Criminal courtnoun

a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases

Divorce courtnoun

a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts

Domestic relations courtnoun

a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)

F.I.S.C.noun

a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of ele…

Family courtnoun

a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)

Federal courtnoun

a court establish by the authority of a federal government

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courtnoun

a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of ele…

High courtnoun

the highest court in most states of the United States

Inferior courtnoun

any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court

Inquisitionnoun

a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

International Court of Justicenoun

a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations

Juvenile courtnoun

a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children

Kangaroo courtnoun

an irregular unauthorized court

Law courtnoun

a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

Lawcourtnoun

a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

Lower courtnoun

any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court

Military courtnoun

a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel

Moot courtnoun

a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases

Police courtnoun

a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses

Probate courtnoun

a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates

Quarter sessionsnoun

a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions

Rotanoun

(Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

Star Chambernoun

a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments

State supreme courtnoun

the highest court in most states of the United States

Superior courtnoun

any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court

Supreme courtnoun

the highest court in most states of the United States

Traffic courtnoun

a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses

Trial courtnoun

the first court before which the facts of a case are decided

World Courtnoun

a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations

Discretionnoun

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

Free willnoun

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

Hearingnoun

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on…

Court-martialnoun

a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law

Supreme courtnoun

the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation

Administrative hearingnoun

a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the p…

Competence hearingnoun

a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a…

Fair hearingnoun

a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the pe…

Quo warrantonoun

a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty

Self-determinationnoun

determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion