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administrative law
noun
: law dealing with the establishment, duties, and powers of and available remedies against authorized agencies in the executive branch of the government
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If a settlement with Apple is not reached, the case will be reviewed by an administrative law judge at a hearing scheduled for next June.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The 62-year-old administrative law judge has Type 1 diabetes and needs the medication to live.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Attorneys for companies requesting the establishment of a lithium royalty and the legal representatives of those in opposition to the royalty proposal will make arguments in front of an administrative law judge at 9 a.m. Friday.
—Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 11 Oct. 2024
One is a pending decision expected any day from a federal judge in Oregon, who was asked by the Federal Trade Commission to put the merger on hold until the agency can finish presenting its case against the deal to an administrative law judge.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1810, in the meaning defined above
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“Administrative law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administrative%20law. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
administrative law
noun
: the branch of the law dealing with government agencies
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