EST. By this phrase is
Categories: Constitutional
Definition (1910 Edition)
meant a right or power to do some act, together with an interest in the subject-matter on which the power is to be exercised. It is distinguished from a naked power, which is a mere authority to act, not accompanied by any intereat of the donee in the subject-matter of the power.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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