Legal Definition and Related Resources of Ministerial
Meaning of Ministerial
That which is done under the authority of a superior; as distinct from a judicial or Discretionary act. An act that demands no special discretion , judgment or skill.
Ministerial Alternative Definition
That which Is done under the authority of a superior; opposed to judicial; as, the sheriff is a ministerial officer bound to obey the judicial commands of the court. When an officer acts in both a judicial and ministerial capacity, he may be compelled to perform ministerial acts in a particular way; but when he acts in a judicial capacity, he can only be required to proceed; the manner of doing so is left entirely to his judgment. 10 Me. 377; Bac. Abr. “Justices of the Peace” (E) ; 1 Conn. 295; 3 Conn. 107; 9 Conn. 275; 12 Conn. 464. See “Mandamus.”
Synonyms of Ministerial
adjective
- administrative
- agential
- attendant
- attending
- auxiliary
- bureaucratic
- effectual
- functional
- helpful
- helping
- implemental
- instrumental
- intermedial
- intermediary
- intermediate
- intervening
- managing
- officiating
- operative
- practical
- serviceable
- useful
- Associated Concepts: ministerial act
- ministerial duty
- ministerial officer
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Clerk Of Court, Enter, Judicial Act, Judicial Power, Judicial Proceeding, Judicial Sale, Marshal, Nonfeasance, Prohibition, Prothonotary, Refusal, Return, Ruling.
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