judicial power — see power 2a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
judicial power — The authority exercised by that department of government which is charged with declaration of what law is and its construction. The authority vested in courts and judges, as distinguished from the executive and legislative power. Courts have… … Black's law dictionary
judicial power — The authority exercised by that department of government which is charged with declaration of what law is and its construction. The authority vested in courts and judges, as distinguished from the executive and legislative power. Courts have… … Black's law dictionary
judicial power of the United States — The power vested in the United States Supreme Court, and such inferior courts as Congress shall from time to time ordain and establish, under and in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. Martin v Hunter (US) 1 Wheat 304,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
General Council of the Judicial Power of Spain — The General Council of the Judicial Power is the constitutional body which governs all the Judiciary of Spain, such as courts, and judges, as it is established by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 122 and developed by the Organic Law… … Wikipedia
Judicial review — is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm. Judicial review is an example of the functioning of separation of powers in a modern governmental… … Wikipedia
Judicial 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… … Wikipedia
Judicial independence — is the doctrine that decisions of the judiciary should be impartial and not subject to influence from the other branches of government or from private or political interests. In most cases, judicial independence is secured by giving judges long… … Wikipedia
judicial — ju·di·cial /jü di shəl/ adj [Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judic judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to determine, say] 1 a: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the… … Law dictionary
power — pow·er n 1: capability of acting or of producing an effect parties of unequal bargaining power 2 a: authority or capacity to act that is delegated by law or constitution often used in pl. commerce power often cap C&P: the power delegated to… … Law dictionary
