special master
special master noun: an authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed.
Noun
special master (plural special masters)
- An authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed.
- Daniel: You can't look at medical files, they're confidential.
Kate: That's why I need a special master.
Daniel: A special what?
Kate: A knowledgeable and impartial third party to review the files to report on what Corvis was gonna tell the US attorney without revealing any personal information....2012 August 20, Lovesick (Perception), season 1, episode 6, spoken by Daniel Pierce and Kate Moretti (Eric McCormack and Rachael Leigh Cook) - Judge Cannon said the special master’s role would be “to review the seized property, manage assertions of privilege and make recommendations thereon, and evaluate claims for return of property.”2022 September 6, Charlie Savage, “Special Masters and the Trump Records Investigation, Explained”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Daniel: You can't look at medical files, they're confidential.
Forms of special master
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Questions about special master
- What does special master mean?
- Special master means an authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed.
- What part of speech is special master?
- Special master is a noun.
- What is the plural of special master?
- The plural of special master is special masters.
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