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trial examiner

noun Law.

a person appointed to hold hearings and report findings and recommendations to an administrative or quasi-judicial agency or tribunal.

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Nearby words

  1. trial by battle,
  2. trial by fire,
  3. trial court,
  4. trial denture,
  5. trial docket,
  6. trial frame,
  7. trial horse,
  8. trial jury,
  9. trial lawyer,
  10. trial lens

Origin of trial examiner

First recorded in 1945–50
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