judicial+inquiry
11judicial — ju‧di‧cial [dʒuːˈdɪʆl] adjective [only before a noun] LAW connected with a court of law or the legal system: • All citizens must have confidence in the judicial system. • This legislation represented an effort by Congress to interfere with the… …
12judicial — judicial, judicious These two words, both derived from the Latin word judex meaning ‘judge’, are easily confused although their current meanings are distinct. Judicial means ‘relating to judges or legal processes’ (a judicial inquiry / a judicial …
13inquiry — in|quir|y W3 enquiry [ınˈkwaıəri US ınˈkwaıri, ˈıŋkwəri] n plural inquiries 1.) a question you ask in order to get information inquiry about ▪ We re getting a lot of inquiries about our new London Rio service. inquiry from ▪ inquiries from… …
14inquiry — enquire, enquiry, inquire, inquiry The forms in en and in have long been largely interchangeable. At present the in forms are dominant in all meanings in AmE, whereas in BrE there is a tendency to prefer the in forms for official or formal types… …
15inquiry — A seeking for information. An examination or investigation. See court of inquiry; diligent inquiry; judicial inquiry; writ of inquiry …
16judicial — [[t]ʤuːdɪ̱ʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Judicial means relating to the legal system and to judgements made in a court of law. ...an independent judicial inquiry... The last judicial hanging in Britain was in l964. ...judicial decisions. Derived words:… …
17judicial — adjective a judicial inquiry Syn: legal, juridical, judicatory; official …
18judicial divorce — A dissolution of the marriage contract by decree of court after a judicial inquiry to ascertain the breach of the contract. Starr v Pease, 8 Conn 540, 546. A divorce granted by the court as distinguished from a legislative divorce …
19Judicial review in English Law — Judicial review is a procedure in English administrative law by which the courts supervise the exercise of public power on the application of an individual. A person who feels that an exercise of such power by a government authority, such as a… …
20Judicial activism — is a pejorative term for the misuse of judicial power and is a neologism for the older classical term board judicial review . The most common connotation is subjective, in which the speaker condemns judicial decisions that, in the view of the… …
