Judicial duty
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Bouvier (1914)
Definitions from Case Law
From 5 U.S. 137 - William Marbury v. James Madison · 1803Most cited · 5,264 citing opinions
It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases, must of necessity expound and interpret that rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Within the meaning of a constitution, such a duty as legitimately pertains to an officer in a department designated by the constitution as Judicial. State V. Hathaway, 115 Mo. 36, 21 S. W. 1081.