Legal argument definition

Legal argument means arguments on the jurisdiction of the director to hear the contested case, the constitutionality of a statute or rule or the application of a constitutional requirement to the director, and the application of court precedent to the facts of the particular contested case hearing. It does not include: presentation of evidence; examination and cross- examination of witnesses; presentation of factual arguments on the application of the statutes or rules to the issues and facts; comparisons of prior actions of the director in handling similar situations; the literal meaning of the statutes or rules directly applicable to the issues; or the admissibility of evidence or the correctness of procedures being followed.

Examples of Legal argument in a sentence

  • Legal argument is only one of the discourses used to sustain a claim and was recognized by all disputants more clearly after the decentralization era in 1999.