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administrative agency.See AGENCY(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

administrative adjudication.The process used by an administrative agency to issue regulations through an adversary proceeding. Cf. RULEMAKING. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 441–513. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 87, 115–171.] [Blacks Law 8th]

administrative act.See ACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

administration  with  the  will  annexed.See  administration  cum  testamento  annexo  under [Blacks Law 8th]

administration pendente lite.See ADMINISTRATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

Administration  on  Aging.A  unit  in  the  U.S.  Department  of  Health  and  Human  Services responsible  for  promoting  the  welfare  of  the  elderly  and  for  assisting  the  states  and  Native American governments in doing so. [Blacks Law 8th]

administration of justice.The maintenance of right within a political community by means of the physical force of the state; the state’s application of the sanction of force to the rule of right. [Blacks Law 8th]

administration letters.See LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

Administration  for  Children  and  Families.A  unit  in  the  U.S.  Department  of  Health  and Human Services re-sponsible for health issues involving children and families, refugees, legalized aliens, and people with develop-mental disabilities. — Abbr. ACF. [Blacks Law 8th]

administration expense.Tax. A necessary expenditure made by an administrator in managing and distributing an estate. • These expenses are tax-deductible even if not actually incurred by the time  the  return  is  filed.  [Cases:  Executors  and  Administrators    108.  C.J.S.  Executors  and Administrators § 237.] [Blacks Law 8th]