adjective
- adjective
- /ˈædʒɪktɪv/
- Formal
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procesal
- The bill proposed several adjective changes to streamline litigation processes.
Examples
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The court distinguished between adjective and substantive law in its ruling.
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In court, procedural rules are adjective in nature.
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He is an expert on adjective law, especially court procedures.
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The judge's ruling was based on adjective law.
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In court, the lawyer argued that the rules were adjective in nature, focusing on the procedures rather than the actual laws involved.
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The judge emphasized the need for adjective practices to ensure fair trials and proper legal proceedings.
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In her presentation, she highlighted how an adjective focus could improve legal outcomes by strategically addressing procedural issues.
Synonyms
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7.4
About the rules and steps that control how courts work, not what the law says
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
An adjective that shows the type of a noun, for example 'wooden' in 'wooden spoon'
- Specialized
An adjective that shows the highest degree of a quality when comparing three or more things
Surface Forms
Morphology
adjective = adject + ive
This is a specialized legal sense of the adjective; learners cannot derive this procedural meaning from the internal Latinate parts.
Etymology
Adjective (in law) also comes from ad- 'to' and jacere 'to throw', with the sense of something 'added on' to the main thing. So adjective law means the steps and procedures that are 'added' to how a court works, not the main legal rules.