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Despotism
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DespotismGovernment. That abuse of government, where the sovereign power is not divided, but united in the hands of a single man, whatever may be his official title.
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Government
"natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. Sometimes by the word government is understood the body of men, or the individual in the state, to whom is entrusted the executive power. It is taken in this sense when the government is spoken of in opposition to other bodies in the state.
Abuse
Every thing which is contrary to good order established by usage.
Sovereign
1) A chief ruler with supreme power; one possessing sovereignty. It is also applied to a king or other magistrate with limited powers. 2) English law. The name of a gold coin of Great Britain of the value of one pound sterling.
Power
This is either inherent or derivative. The former is the right, ability, or faculty of doing something, without receiving that right, ability, or faculty from another. The people have the power to establish a form of govemment, or to change one already established. A father has the legal power to chastise his son; a master, his apprentice.
Single
By itself, unconnected.
Man
A human being. This definition includes not only the adult male sex of the human species, but women and children; examples: "of offences against man, some are more immediately against the king, other's more immediately against the subject." Hawk. P. C. book 1, c. 2, s. 1. Offences against the life of man come under the general name of homicide, which in our law signifies the killing of a man by a man.
Official
civil and canon laws. In the ancient civil law, the person who was the minister of, or attendant upon a magistrate, was called the official.
Title
1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like.
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Despacheurs
The name given, in some countries, to persons appointed to settle cases of average.
Despatches
Official communications of official Persons, on the affairs of government.
Desperate
Of which there is no hope.
Despitus
This word signifies, in our ancient law books, a contemptible person.
Despoil
Imports the use of violence or of clandestine means to deprive a person of something he possesses.
Despot
This word, in its most simple and original acceptation, signifies master and supreme lord; it is synonymous with monarch; but, taken in bad part, as it is usually employed, it signifies a tyrant. In some states, despot is the title given to the sovereign, as king is given in others.
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Despatches
Official communications of official Persons, on the affairs of government.
Desperate
Of which there is no hope.
Despitus
This word signifies, in our ancient law books, a contemptible person.
Despoil
Imports the use of violence or of clandestine means to deprive a person of something he possesses.
Despot
This word, in its most simple and original acceptation, signifies master and supreme lord; it is synonymous with monarch; but, taken in bad part, as it is usually employed, it signifies a tyrant. In some states, despot is the title given to the sovereign, as king is given in others.
Despotism
Desrenable
French law. Unreasonable.
Destination
Common law. The port at which a ship is to end her voyage is called her port of destination.
Desuetude
This term is applied to laws which have become obsolete.
Determinable
What may come to an end, by the happening of a contingency; as a determnable fee.
Determinable fee
Also called a qualified or base fee, is one which has a quality subjoined to it, and which must be determined whenever the qualification annexed to it is at in end.
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Government
"natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. Sometimes by the word government is understood the body of men, or the individual in the state, to whom is entrusted the executive power. It is taken in this sense when the government is spoken of in opposition to other bodies in the state.
Abuse
Every thing which is contrary to good order established by usage.
Sovereign
1) A chief ruler with supreme power; one possessing sovereignty. It is also applied to a king or other magistrate with limited powers. 2) English law. The name of a gold coin of Great Britain of the value of one pound sterling.
Power
This is either inherent or derivative. The former is the right, ability, or faculty of doing something, without receiving that right, ability, or faculty from another. The people have the power to establish a form of govemment, or to change one already established. A father has the legal power to chastise his son; a master, his apprentice.
Single
By itself, unconnected.
Man
A human being. This definition includes not only the adult male sex of the human species, but women and children; examples: "of offences against man, some are more immediately against the king, other's more immediately against the subject." Hawk. P. C. book 1, c. 2, s. 1. Offences against the life of man come under the general name of homicide, which in our law signifies the killing of a man by a man.
Official
civil and canon laws. In the ancient civil law, the person who was the minister of, or attendant upon a magistrate, was called the official.
Title
1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Despacheurs
The name given, in some countries, to persons appointed to settle cases of average.
Despatches
Official communications of official Persons, on the affairs of government.
Desperate
Of which there is no hope.
Despitus
This word signifies, in our ancient law books, a contemptible person.
Despoil
Imports the use of violence or of clandestine means to deprive a person of something he possesses.
Despot
This word, in its most simple and original acceptation, signifies master and supreme lord; it is synonymous with monarch; but, taken in bad part, as it is usually employed, it signifies a tyrant. In some states, despot is the title given to the sovereign, as king is given in others.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Despatches
Official communications of official Persons, on the affairs of government.
Desperate
Of which there is no hope.
Despitus
This word signifies, in our ancient law books, a contemptible person.
Despoil
Imports the use of violence or of clandestine means to deprive a person of something he possesses.
Despot
This word, in its most simple and original acceptation, signifies master and supreme lord; it is synonymous with monarch; but, taken in bad part, as it is usually employed, it signifies a tyrant. In some states, despot is the title given to the sovereign, as king is given in others.
Despotism
Desrenable
French law. Unreasonable.
Destination
Common law. The port at which a ship is to end her voyage is called her port of destination.
Desuetude
This term is applied to laws which have become obsolete.
Determinable
What may come to an end, by the happening of a contingency; as a determnable fee.
Determinable fee
Also called a qualified or base fee, is one which has a quality subjoined to it, and which must be determined whenever the qualification annexed to it is at in end.
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