Judicial Procedures

verb an action word that indicates bringing something or someone to a particular place or person

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence, in this case indicating the direction of the action of bringing

• The lawyer will bring before the court all the necessary evidence.
• I will bring before the committee my proposal for the project.
• I'm gonna bring before the squad the idea of a road trip this weekend.
• The artist will bring before the audience a masterpiece that will leave them in awe.

noun a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law

verb to form an opinion or conclusion about someone or something after careful consideration

• The judge carefully considered all the evidence before making a ruling.
• I heard the judge is known for being tough but fair in the courtroom.
• Don't worry about him, he's just a judgmental judge.
• She always seems to judge a book by its cover before getting to know the person.

noun a decision made by someone in authority that rejects or disallows something

verb to reject or disallow by exercising one's authority

• The judge has the authority to overrule objections during the trial.
• I hope the teacher will overrule the homework assignment for tonight.
• I can't believe my mom overruled my plans to go out with friends.
• Sometimes our emotions can overrule our logical thinking.

noun a legal action by which a decision is referred back to the court that made it

verb to send back or refer a case to another court or authority for further consideration

• The judge decided to remand the suspect to custody until the trial.
• They're going to remand him in jail until the court date.
• They're gonna lock him up until his court date.
• Her emotions were remanded to the depths of her heart, never to be revealed.

noun While 'ex proprio motu' itself is not a noun, it is a phrase that can be used as a noun phrase in a sentence.

adverb Ex proprio motu is a Latin phrase meaning 'of one's own accord' or 'voluntarily'. The adverb 'ex' means 'out of' or 'from', and 'proprio motu' means 'one's own accord'. Therefore, 'ex proprio motu' is used to describe an action done voluntarily or without

preposition In this phrase, 'ex' functions as a preposition, indicating the source or origin of the action.

• The judge decided to act ex proprio motu and initiate an investigation into the matter.
• The teacher took it upon herself ex proprio motu to organize a class outing.
• I can't believe he just ex proprio motu decided to throw a party without asking anyone!
• The CEO ex proprio motu implemented new policies to boost company productivity.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'act' and 'law' are both nouns.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'of' is a preposition that connects 'act' and 'law'.

• The act of law clearly states that all citizens must abide by the rules set forth by the government.
• Hey, did you hear about that new act of law that just got passed? It's going to affect a lot of people.
• I can't believe they're trying to enforce that act of law on us, it's so unfair.
• In the game of politics, sometimes passing an act of law is just a move on the chessboard.