Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, a writ to commission one who is not a judge to do some act in place of a judge, as to examine a witness, etc. The Latin form of the writ began “Dedimus potestatem,” we have given power.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law) A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, as to examine a witness, etc.
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- noun law A
writ tocommission private persons to do some act in place of ajudge , such as toexamine awitness , etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Last Sunday's term was dedimus potestatum, which is defined as:
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Last Sunday's term was dedimus potestatum, which is defined as:
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Last week's term was dedimus potestatum, which is defined as:
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Last week's term was dedimus potestatum, which is defined as:
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Last Sunday's term was dedimus potestatum, which is defined as:
Legal Definitions 2008
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Nunquam dedimus, quin ex una aut altera assumptione, Deo juvante, fuerint ad salutem restituti.
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In die porrò Sabbathi sancti ad stationem fuimus vocati, et exiuit ad nos procurator Bathy prædictus, dicens ex parte ipsius, quòd ad Imperatorem Cuyne in terram ipsorum iremus, retentis quibusdam ex nostris sub hac specie, quòd vellent eos remittere ad Dominum Papam, quibus et literas dedimus de omnibus factis nostris, quas deferrent eidem.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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Cap. In crastino mane venit quidam sacerdos frater ipsius Coiac postulans vasculum cum chrismate, quia Sartach volebat illud videre, vt dicebat, et dedimus ei.
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Et venit ad nos interpres ipsius, qui statim cognito, quod nunquam fueramus inter illos, poposcit de cibis nostris, et dedimus ei, poscebat etiam vestimentum aliquod, quia dicturas erat verbum nostrum ante dominum suum.
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Hinc vsque Corrensam peruenimus, cui iterum à nobis donaria petenti non dedimus, quia non habebamus.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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