Definition and Citations:
Lat. In old English law. Mixed authority; a kind of civil power. A term applied by Lord Hale to the “power” of certain subordinate civil magistrates as distinct from “jurisdiction.” Hale, Anal.
Lat. In old English law. Mixed authority; a kind of civil power. A term applied by Lord Hale to the “power” of certain subordinate civil magistrates as distinct from “jurisdiction.” Hale, Anal.