Referee Law and Legal Definition. A referee, in a legal context, is a person to whom a judge refers a case to investigate the facts of a case and examine evidence and report to the court on such findings. A referee is often an attorney that acts as a judicial hearing officer for certain types of cases.
3.You have tiny rubber bands wrapped around individual braces, and these are called ligatures. These elastic ligatures can be very colorful. But their purpose is more than just mere decoration. Their main function is to hold the archwire in place.
1 Traditional metal braces are the most common type of braces. 2  These braces have a metal bracket with elastic (rubber band) ties holding the wire onto the metal brackets. 3  The second most common type of braces are self-ligating braces that do not require the need of elastic ties. 4  Instead, the wire goes through the bracket.