administrative law

noun

: law dealing with the establishment, duties, and powers of and available remedies against authorized agencies in the executive branch of the government

Examples of administrative law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An October recommendation from the commission’s administrative law judges, who questioned whether the utility had adequately justified the project’s size and cost, has given the DCC encouragement. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

John Philip Donisi is an attorney Donisi is an attorney who practices out of Austin and specializes in the areas of government/administrative law and real estate law, according to the State Bar of Texas. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Less than a third of the roughly 750 enforcement cases filed by the oil division in the agency’s administrative law courts since 2023 have resulted in punishment so far, according to a review by The Frontier and ProPublica. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

But the former Pac-12 orphan’s effort last week to invoke the SEC power, during the OSU women’s basketball players’ ERB union hearing, drew skepticism from administrative law judge Martin Kehoe. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for administrative law

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Legal Definition

administrative law

noun

: the branch of the law dealing with government agencies