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administrative patent judge.See JUDGE.[Blacks Law 8th]

administrative order.See ORDER(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

administrative officer.See OFFICER(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

Administrative  Office  of  the  United  States  Courts.An  office  in  the  judicial  branch  of  the federal  government  responsible  for  administering  the  nonjudicial  business  of  the  federal  courts (except  the  Supreme  Court),  disbursing  funds,  collecting  statistics,  fixing  certain  salaries,  and purchasing  supplies  and  equipment.  •  Created  in  1939,  the  Office  is  supervised  by  the  Judicial Conference of…

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 Administrative…

administrative  law.The  law  governing  the  organization  and  operation  of  administrative agencies  (including  executive  and  independent  agencies)  and  the  relations  of  administrative agencies with the legislature, the execu-tive, the judiciary, and the public. • Administrative law is divided into three parts: (1) the statutes endowing agencies with powers and establishing rules of substantive  law  relating  to …

administrative interpretation.See INTERPRETATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

administrative hearing.An administrative-agency proceeding in which evidence is offered for argument or trial. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure    469. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 134, 136, 138–139.] [Blacks Law 8th]

administrative freeze.Bankruptcy. The refusal by a debtor’s bank to permit withdrawals from the debtor’s bank account after the bank learns that the debtor has filed bankruptcy, usu. because the  debtor  owes  money  to  the  bank  in  addition  to  maintaining  funds  on  deposit.  [Cases: Bankruptcy    2678.C.J.S. Bankruptcy § 164.] [Blacks Law 8th]

administrative  expense.  1.OVERHEAD.  2.Bankruptcy.  A  cost  incurred  by  the  debtor,  after filing a bankruptcy petition, that is necessary for the debtor to continue  operating its business. • Administrative expenses are entitled to payment on a priority basis when the estate is distributed. 11  USCA  §  503(b).  See  general  administrative  expense  under  EXPENSE.  [Cases:  Bankruptcy 2871–2879.…