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MIXTUM IMPERIUM

\mˈɪkstəm ɪmpˈi͡əɹɪəm], \mˈɪkstəm ɪmpˈi‍əɹɪəm], \m_ˈɪ_k_s_t_ə_m ɪ_m_p_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_m]\

Definitions of MIXTUM IMPERIUM

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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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.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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