imperium

3 definitions found

imperium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Imperium \Im*pe"ri*um\, n.; pl. Imperia. [L. See Empire.]
     1. Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (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 1913 Suppl.]

imperium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  imperium
      n 1: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over
           which imperial dominion is exercised [syn: empire,
           imperium]
      2: supreme authority; absolute dominion

imperium - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  IMPERIUM. The right to command, which includes the right to employ the force 
  of the state to enforce the laws; this is one of the principal attributes of 
  the power of the executive. 1 Toull. n. 58.