||Im*pe"ri*um (?), n.; pl.
Imperia (#). [L. See Empire.]
1. Supreme power; absolute dominion;
empire.
2. (Law) The right to command, which
includes the right to employ the force of the state to enforce the
laws. It is one of the principal attributes of the executive
power.
||Im*pe"ri*um (?), n.; pl.
Imperia (#). [L. See Empire.]
1. Supreme power; absolute dominion;
empire.
2. (Law) The right to command, which
includes the right to employ the force of the state to enforce the
laws. It is one of the principal attributes of the executive
power.