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Deference

Judicial respect for the actions or decisions of a statutory or prerogative authority reflected most generally in a requirement that an applicant for judicial review make out a very strong case for error before the court will intervene.
- Published in Administrative Law by David Mullan
The view that a court order is not the appropriate solution and that the matter should be left to the legislature.
- Published in The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 4th ed. by Honourable Mr. Justice Robert J. Sharpe and Kent Roach