A government body authorized to implement legislative directives by developing more precise and technical rules than possible in a legislative setting. Many administrative agencies also have law enforcement responsibilities.
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Administrative Hearing
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A trial-like proceeding before an administrative agency or administrative law judge. As in a trial, evidence is proffered and testimony is given. Unlike a trial, an administrative hearing is often shorter in duration and more...
Administrative Law
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Branch of law governing the creation and operation of administrative agencies. Of special importance are the powers granted to administrative agencies, the substantive rules that such agencies make, and the legal relationships between...
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
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An independent hearing examiner who presides at an administrative hearing. An ALJ has the power to administer oaths, receive evidence, take testimony, and make initial findings of fact or law. An ALJ’s findings are subject to review...
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) is an administrative agency that is the central support entity for the judicial branch providing a wide range of administrative, legal, financial, management, program, and information...
Administrative Procedure Act
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A federal statute that governs the procedures and practices of administrative law.
§ 3 of the APA, 5 USC § 552, addresses the procedural formalities that agencies must employ when making decisions. There is a distinction made...
Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 USC §500, et seq., establishes the governing framework of administrative law. It provides the procedures executive agencies can use to make rules and regulations, and the standards that court can use to review...
Administrative Warrant
A warrant issued by a judge on the application of an administrative agency. Administrative agencies with enforcement power often seek administrative warrants to check for contraband or other evidence of non-compliance with the law.
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ALJ
An abbreviation for Administrative Law Judge
Alternative Writ of Mandate (Mandamus)
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryA court order that requires a governmental agency, court, or officials to obey to take a certain action, or show cause at a hearing why it should not have to obey. Compare: peremptory writ of mandate (or...