A. Judicial permission to follow a non-routine procedure.
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to pronunciation.Legal Definition -
Judicial permission to follow a non-routine procedure <the defense sought leave of court to allow the defendant to exit the courtroom when the autopsy photographs were shown>. --Often shortened to leave.
Recent Usage -
`The Commission has a limited legal mandate of inspecting goods consignments at the port before they get into the local market,` said Mponela.
`We have names of dealers and shops stocked with counterfeits but the law has not given us the teeth to bite,` he added.
He said the law stipulated that the inspector, who according to the law is the FCC Director General, has to apply for leave of court in order to inspect shops and godowns.
IPP Media - Guardian, United Republic of Tanzania - Jun 24, 2007 Fair trade body powerless outside Dar port By Pascal Shao