Imperium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imperium \Im*pe"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Imperia}. [L. See {Empire}.]
     1. Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     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.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  IMPERIUM. The right to command, which includes the right to employ the force 
  of the state to enforce the laws; this is one of the principal attributes of 
  the power of the executive. 1 Toull. n. 58.