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parajudicial

parajudicial adjective: of or relating to non-judicial personnel who assist judges in carrying out their function, such as law clerks.

Adjective

parajudicial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to non-judicial personnel who assist judges in carrying out their function, such as law clerks.
    • Finally, the court has found it possible to allocate numerous semi-judicial functions to parajudicial personnel for preliminary performance without diminishing quality of final product.1977, Thomas G. Gee, “The Imminent Destruction of the Fifth Circuit; or, How Not to Deal with a Blossoming Docket”, in Texas Tech Law Review, volume 9, Texas Tech University School of Law, page 799
    • Providing parajudicial assistance to lighten judges' administrative workloads also would be inconsistent with increased judicial compensation.1974 December, James G. France, “The Williamsburg Consensus Revisited”, in William & Mary Law Review, volume 16, number 2, William & Mary Law School, page 238

Origin of parajudicial

From para- + judicial.

Words that rhyme with parajudicial

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Questions about parajudicial

What does parajudicial mean?
Parajudicial means of or relating to non-judicial personnel who assist judges in carrying out their function, such as law clerks.
What part of speech is parajudicial?
Parajudicial is an adjective.

Words near parajudicial in the dictionary

  1. parajamesonite
  2. parajournalism
  3. parajournalist
  4. parajournalistic
  5. parajournalists
  6. parajudicial
  7. parajudo
  8. parajudoka
  9. parajump
  10. parajumper
  11. parajumpers

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