law enforcement. 1. The detection and punishment of violations of the law. • This term is not limited to the enforcement of criminal laws. For example, the Freedom of Information Act contains an exemption from disclosure for information compiled for law-enforcement purposes and furnished in confidence. That exemption is valid for the enforcement of a […]
custody of the law. The condition of property or a person being under the control of legal authority (as a court or law officer). See IN CUSTODIA LEGIS.
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officer of the court. A person who is charged with upholding the law and administering the judicial system. • Typically, officer of the court refers to a judge, clerk, bailiff, sheriff, or the like, but the term also applies to a lawyer, who is obliged to obey court rules and who owes a duty of
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administrative-law judge. An official who presides at an administrative hearing and who has the power to ad-minister oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of evidence, and make factual and legal determinations. 5 USCA § 556(c). — Abbr. ALJ. — Also termed hearing examiner; hearing officer; trial examiner. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 443. C.J.S. Public
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resisting unlawful arrest. The act of opposing a police officer who is making an unlawful arrest. • Most jurisdictions have accepted the Model Penal Code position prohibiting the use of force to resist an unlawful arrest when the person arrested knows that a police officer is making the arrest. But some jurisdictions allow an arrestee
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health officer. A government official charged with executing and enforcing health laws. • The powers of a health officer (such as the Surgeon General) are regulated by law. [Cases: Health 361.]
A government officer who supervises the conduct of a probationer. [Cases: Courts 55; Sentencing and Punishment 1988. C.J.S. Courts §§ 107–109; Criminal Law § 1559.]
Parliamentary law. A report from an officer to an organization or deliberative assembly on business relating to the officer’s duties or on a matter otherwise under the officer’s charge.
hearing officer. 1. ADMINISTRATIVE-LAW JUDGE. 2. See judicial officer (3) under OFFICER.
Public Safety Officer’s Benefits Act 〈美〉《执法人员抚恤金法》 1976年制定的联邦法律。规定对执行职务时牺牲的执法人员的家庭支付高额抚恤金，由执法援助处〔Law Enforcement Assistance Administration〕负责实施。
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