As used in various legal compound terms, this word means defective or incomplete; wanting in some legal or formal requisite; wanting in legal sanction or effectiveness; as in speaking of Imperfect “obligations,” “ownership,” “rights,” “title,” “usufruct,” or “war.” See those nouns.
Imperii majestas est tutelss sains. Co.
Litt 64. The majesty of the empire is the safety of its protection.