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Definition: administrative law from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

(1851) : law dealing with the establishment, duties, and powers of and available remedies against authorized agencies in the executive branch of the government


administrative law

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
law governing the powers and processes of administrative agencies. The term is sometimes used also of law (i.e., rules, regulations) developed by agencies in the course of their operation. In the United States, where federal and state governments are intended to maintain a tripartite (legislature, executive, judiciary) balance of powers, administrative law deals primarily with questions of the propriety of the granting of powers (as by Congress) to, or of the assumption of powers (as by executive agencies) by, bodies not originally envisioned as exercising them, and with judicial checks on their actions. Administrative agencies, either independent (e.g., the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Aviation Administration ) or part of the executive branch (e.g., the U.S. Department of Agriculture ), are created, under constitutional provisions (enabling clauses), by statute or by executive order authorized by statute. The use of administrative agencies in the United States…
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From World of Criminal Justice, Gale
The body of law that is created by administrative agencies of the government is referred to as administrative law. Rather than by legislative statute or ordinance, administrative law exists in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions. Administrative law is “administered” through a…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
law governing the powers and processes of administrative agencies. The term is sometimes used also of law (i.e., rules, regulations) developed by agencies in the course of their operation. In the United States, where federal and state governments are intended to maintain a tripartite (legislature, …
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From Encyclopedia of American Government and Civics
Administrative law is a body of law that governs the ways in which regulatory agencies make and enforce policy. Regulatory agencies are created by enabling legislation passed by Congress and are subject to review by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches . Administrative law guides the…
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From Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought
The branch of law which governs the activities of state administrative bodies, such as ministries, state departments, local government, commissions, and agencies. To be distinguished from constitutional law , which is concerned not with the subordinate organs of government but with the supreme…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Law regulating the powers, procedures, and acts of public administration. It applies to all public officials and public agencies. As distinguished from legislative and judicial authority, administrative authority entails the power to issue rules and regulations based on statutes, grant licenses and…
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Although the branches of government are primarily responsible for the development of law and resolution of disputes, much of the responsibility of the administration of government has been delegated to government agencies. While branches of government may not delegate essential government functions…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Law concerning the powers and control of government agencies or those agencies granted statutory powers of administration. These powers include those necessary to operate the agency or to implement its purposes, and making quasi-judicial decisions (such as determining tax liability, granting…
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From The Macquarie Dictionary
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From Collins Dictionary of Law
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