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

Example Sentences

If approved by an administrative law judge, the settlement will be forwarded to Lara, who is expected to back it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 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 commission went much further than an administrative law judge, who, after a multiday hearing, concluded that Lee violated five of 10 counts and recommended a fine of nearly $44,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

But with regard to administrative law suits and other special law cases they shall be attended to according to the provisions of this law.

From The Fight for the Republic in China by Simpson, Bertram Lenox