Supreme jurisdiction. The right to absolve from, or condemn a man to death. The right of the sword; the executory power of the law; the right power, or prerogative of punishing for crime. 4 Bl. Comm. 177.
Supreme jurisdiction. The right to absolve from, or condemn a man to death. The right of the sword; the executory power of the law; the right power, or prerogative of punishing for crime. 4 Bl. Comm. 177.