county palatine (pal-[schwa]-tIn or -tin). Hist. A county in which the lord held certain royal privileges, such as the right to pardon a felon or to have indictments recite that offenses were committed against the lord’s — rather than the king’s — peace. • In England, there were three such counties: Chester, Durham, and Lancaster. […]
senatus consultum (si-nay-t[schwa]s k[schwa]n-s[schwa]l-t[schwa]m). [Latin] Roman law. In the Republic, a resolution of the Roman Senate, which did not have the force of law (though usu. followed). • In the first century A.D., these resolutions replaced the legislation of the comitia, but by the end of the second century, they were merely the Senate’s official
abuse of power 滥用权力 指以非法的方式行使自己所拥有的权力。权力的不当行使有别于篡权〔usurpation of power〕，后者是以违法者行使其本不拥有的权力为前提。