What is the right to command, which includes the right to employ the force of the state to enforce the laws. It is one of the principal attributes of the executive power called?
imperium — (Law) The right to command, which includes the right to employ the force of the state to enforce the laws. It is one of the principal attributes of the executive power. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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