Administrative Hearing
hearing before any governmental agency or before an administrative law judge;
there is no jury, but the agency or the administrative law judge will make a
ruling
Administrative Law
procedures created by administrative agencies involving rules, regulations,
applications, licenses, permits, available information, hearings, appeals and
decision-making.
Administrative Law Judge
professional hearing officer who works for the government to preside over
hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies; generally experienced in
the particular subject matter of the agency
Administrative Procedure Act
The federal act which established the rules and regulations for applications,
claims, hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies. There are similar
acts in many states which spell out the rules for dealing with state government
agencies.
Administrator
The person appointed by the court to handle the estate of someone who died;
without a will, with a will but no nominated executor, or the executor named in
the will has died, has been removed from the case, or does not desire to serve.
Admiralty
Concerning activities which occur at sea, including on small boats and ships in
navigable bays; admiralty law (maritime law) includes accidents and injuries at
sea, maritime contracts and commerce, alleged violations of rules of the sea
over shipping lanes and rights-of-way, and mutiny and other crimes on shipboard;
there are other special rules in processing maritime cases, which are often
handled by admiralty law specialists; lawyers appearing in admiralty cases are
called "proctors."
Admissible Evidence
Evidence which the trial judge finds is useful in helping the trier of fact, and
which cannot be objected to on basis that it is irrelevant, immaterial, or
violates the rules against hearsay and other objections
Admission
1. statement made by a party to a lawsuit or a criminal defendant that certain
facts are true. 2. accepting the truth of an argument not previously proven 3.
the granting of permission as in to enter or act in a certain function 4.
agreement to a statement made by another
Admission Against Interest
admission of the truth of a fact by any person, but especially by the parties to
a lawsuit, when a statement obviously would do that person harm, be
embarrassing, or be against his/her personal or business interests
Admission Of Evidence
judge's acceptance of evidence in a trial