administrative law

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of administrative law

First recorded in 1890–95

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administrative law

The legal action filed by the department is the first step in a potentially drawn out process, which could lead to a public hearing before an administrative law judge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

He first worked as a private criminal defense attorney, then spent 11 years at an international firm where he focused on criminal, civil and administrative law and, for a time, managed the criminal defense division.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Jeff Narvil, 57, an administrative law judge from Jackson, Mississippi, has spent the past 14 months studying Welsh, largely on his own, often in the early hours of the morning.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

“Just because these tools can produce a lot of words doesn’t mean that those words add up to a high-quality government decision,” said Bridget Dooling, a professor at Ohio State University who studies administrative law.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

The writ of certiorari allows administrative decisions to be reviewed by the common law courts for compliance with law, competency of the court, and interpretation of the administrative law.

From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.