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| magistrate |
a public official who exercises a judicial or executive function, such as a mayor or justice of the peace. |
| nonjudicial |
combined form of judicial. |
| obiter dictum |
an incidental or supplementary judicial opinion that is not legally binding. [1/2 definitions] |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. |
an influential U.S. Supreme Court justice (1902-1932), known for exercising judicial restraint and cited frequently for the opinion he wrote for Schenck v. United States, in which he argued that freedom of speech could be limited only in cases when particular acts of expression presented a "clear and present danger" to the country or its people (b.1841--d.1935). |
| petition |
a formal, written request or application to a court of law for some judicial action. [1/7 definitions] |
| prefect |
any of various officials appointed to high civil or military administrative or judicial posts in France, Italy, or ancient Rome. [1/3 definitions] |
| Roman Curia |
the administrative, judicial, and executive offices of the papal see that compose the government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1/2 definitions] |
| scire facias |
in law, a judicial writ requiring a party to show cause why a judicial record should not be enforced, repealed, or annulled. [2 definitions] |
| separation of power |
the division of authority among entities holding power, esp. among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. |
| session |
a legislative or judicial meeting or meetings. [1/5 definitions] |
| strict construction |
the judicial practice or principle of relying on literal interpretation of the language of a nation's constitution and other laws. |
| sub judice |
(Latin) under consideration by a judge or court; awaiting judicial decision. |
| trial |
in law, an examination of evidence presented to a judicial tribunal, usu. in order to determine a person's guilt or innocence. [1/8 definitions] |
| unitary |
of or relating to a system of government in which the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches rest in a central authority. [1/5 definitions] |
| warrant |
in law, a judicial order or writ giving an officer of the law the right to make searches, seize property, make arrests, or execute judgments. [1/9 definitions] |
| World Court |
the primary judicial agency of the United Nations, reorganized in 1945 from a similar agency of the League of Nations, that arbitrates disputes between nations; International Court of Justice. |
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