Latin, meaning A delegated authority cannot be again delegated. … [Read more...] about DELEGATA POTESTAS NON POTEST DELEGARI
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DEI GRATIA
Lat. By the grace of God. A phrase used in the formal title of a king or queen, importing a claim of sovereignty by the favor or commission of God. In ancient times it was incorporated in the titles of inferior officers, (especially ecclesiastical,) but in later use was reserved as an assertion of ''the divine right of kings." … [Read more...] about DEI GRATIA
DELEGATE
A person who is delegated or commissioned to act in the stead of another ; a person to whom affairs are committed by another; an attorney. A person elected or appointed to be a member of a representative assembly. Usually spoken of one sent to a special or occasional assembly or convention. Manston v. Mcintosh, 58 Minn. 525, 60 N. W. 672, 28 L. R. A. 605. The representative in … [Read more...] about DELEGATE
DEI JUDICIUM
The Judgment of God. The old Saxon trial by ordeal, so called because it was thought to be an appeal to God for the justice of a cause, and it was believed that the decision was according to the will and pleasure of Divine Providence. Wharton. … [Read more...] about DEI JUDICIUM
DELEGATES
the high conrt of. In English law. Formerly the court of appeal from theecclesiastical and admiralty courts. Abolished upon the judicial committee of the privycouncil being constituted the court of appeal in such cases. … [Read more...] about DELEGATES