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Legal power   /lˈigəl pˈaʊər/   Listen
Legal power

noun
1.
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law.  Synonym: jurisdiction.






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"Legal power" Quotes from Famous Books



... divisions are counties, cities, villages, boroughs, towns, townships, school districts, drainage, irrigation, and levee districts, fire districts, poor-relief districts, road districts, and various other subdivisions of states and of counties. Every one of them has more or less legal power to incur debts and to levy taxes for the purpose of paying the interest and of repaying the principal. The purposes for which the debts are incurred by specially organized districts are sometimes indicated in the names (e.g., ...
— Modern Economic Problems - Economics Vol. II • Frank Albert Fetter



Words linked to "Legal power" :   jurisdiction, power, jurisprudence, law, powerfulness



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