"Wednesbury unreasonable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Wednesbury + unreasonable. Wednesbury refers to the case of Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd. v Wednesbury Corporation, in which the Court of Appeal of England and Wales refused to quash a decision by the Wednesbury Corporation to ban children under 15 from entering cinemas on Sundays, and laid down in what cases courts could quash unreasonable administrative decisions. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Wednesbury|unreasonable}} Wednesbury + unreasonable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Wednesbury unreasonable (not comparable)
  1. (law) In judicial reviews of administrative decisions: being unreasonable to the extent that no reasonable person or authority would make such a decision. Wikipedia link: Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp, Court of Appeal of England and Wales Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-Wednesbury_unreasonable-en-adj-TJUgesIh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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