Address harvesting is an automated system used to collect email addresses in bulk with the intent of sending Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE), often referred to as spam. Address harvesting is performed without the knowledge or consent of the address owners.
An adjuster is an agent who handles insurance related claims commonly commissioned by an insurance company. The adjuster participates in the investigation and settlement of the claim.
An administrative agency is a government body authorized to implement legislative directives by developing more precise and technical rules than possible in a legislative setting. Many administrative agencies also have law enforcement responsibilities.
Administrative hearings are the proceedings conducted by administrative law judges (ALJs) for disputes involving the regulatory jurisdiction of an executive agency.
Administrative law is the branch of law governing the creation and operation of administrative agencies. The powers granted to administrative agencies are particularly important, along with the substantive rules that such agencies create, and the legal relationships between agencies, other governmental bodies, and the public at large.
Administrative law judges (ALJ) (not administrative judges) are executive judges for official and unofficial hearings of administrative disputes in the Federal government.
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) is an administrative agency that is the central support entity for the judicial branch, providing a wide range of administrative, legal, financial, management, program, and information technology services to the federal courts.
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) is a federal act that governs the procedures of administrative law. The APA is codified in 5 U.S.C. §§ 551–559.
See: Administrative Procedure Act
[Last reviewed in November of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]
