administrative law

noun

1. the body of rules and principles that governs the duties and operations of federal or state administrative agencies, as commissions and boards.

Word History and Origins

Origin of administrative law¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The state’s administrative law office decides whether rules and regulations written by North Carolina agencies are in keeping with state law.

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The five commissioners are scheduled to vote Thursday on the PUC administrative law judge’s proposal.

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The plan will be able to defend itself at an as-yet unscheduled hearing before a department administrative law judge.

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Ultimately, an administrative law judge at the commission allowed 50 days of workshops over the course of two years.

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Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara adopted an administrative law judge’s recommendation Tuesday and granted State Farm General, the state’s largest home insurer, a 17% emergency hike in its homeowners insurance rates.

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