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Power

court by law to do that which without that sanction it could not have done, consent cannot give jurisdiction, K.E. v. Vithu, (1899) 1 Bom LR 157. Power, is an authority reserved by, or limited to, a

power

police power : the power of a government to exercise reasonable control over persons and property within its jurisdiction in the interest of the general security, health, safety, morals, and welfare except where legally prohibited (as by

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authority

to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office [the of the president] ;also : jurisdiction b : the power to act that is officially or formally granted (as by statute, corporate bylaw, or

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Foreign Jurisdiction Acts (English)

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