Advisory in United Kingdom

Meaning of Advisory

The following is an old definition of Advisory [1]: Containing counsel or a suggestion, yet not concluding or binding. The verdict of a jury on an issue out of chancery is advisory; a judge’s opinion on the facts in a case may be regarded as advisory; a nomination to an office may be an advisory designation.

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Notes and References

1. Concept of Advisory provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)