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delegation of legislative power

delegation of legislative power 立法权的委托;立法权的授予 指立法机关通过授予另一机关制定法律的权力加强其立法权,或者赋予另一机关确定某一特定行为〔specific act〕效力的权力的行为。当然,它也可指宪法授予立法机关立法权。此外,该词亦指立法机关在权限内为市政目的〔municipal purposes〕而委任给市政法人的权力。

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legislative power

legislative power. Constitutional law. The power to make laws and to alter them; a legislative body’s exclusive authority to make, amend, and repeal laws. • Under federal law, this power is vested in Congress, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. A legislative body may delegate a portion of its lawmaking authority to

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executive power

executive power. Constitutional law. The power to see that the laws are duly executed and enforced. • Under federal law, this power is vested in the President; in the states, it is vested in the governors. The President’s enumerated powers are found in the U.S. Constitution, art. II, § 2; governors’ executive powers are provided

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judicial power

judicial power. 1. The authority vested in courts and judges to hear and decide cases and to make binding judgments on them; the power to construe and apply the law when controversies arise over what has been done or not done under it. • Under federal law, this power is vested in the U.S. Supreme

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public power

A power vested in a person as an agent or instrument of the functions of the state. • Public powers comprise the various forms of legislative, judicial, and executive authority. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 103. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 224–227, 232–233.]

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