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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