- enabling power
- The power of approving or licensing something which the law undertakes to regulate. 1 Am J2d Admin L § 140.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
enabling power
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enabling power — When the donor of a power, who is the owner of the estate, confers upon persons not seised of the fee the right of creating interests to take effect out of it, which could not be done by the donee of the power unless by such authority, this is… … Black's law dictionary
enabling power — When the donor of a power, who is the owner of the estate, confers upon persons not seised of the fee the right of creating interests to take effect out of it, which could not be done by the donee of the power unless by such authority, this is… … Black's law dictionary
enabling — adjective providing legal power or sanction (Freq. 1) an enabling resolution enabling power • Ant: ↑disabling • Similar to: ↑facultative, ↑sanctionative, ↑sanctioni … Useful english dictionary
enabling — /en ay bling/, adj. Law. conferring new legal powers or capacities, esp. by removing a disability; having the right to license or regulate: an enabling act; enabling power. [1670 80; ENABLE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
enabling clause — n. A clause in a statute that gives the proper officials the power to enforce it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. enabling clause A pro … Law dictionary
enabling statute — n: a statute that confers (as to an administrative agency) the power or authority to engage in conduct not previously allowed Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. enabling statute … Law dictionary
Power — Pow er, n. [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See {Possible}, {Potent}, and cf. {Posse comitatus}.] 1. Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Power loom — Power Pow er, n. [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See {Possible}, {Potent}, and cf. {Posse comitatus}.] 1. Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Power of a point — Power Pow er, n. [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See {Possible}, {Potent}, and cf. {Posse comitatus}.] 1. Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Power of attorney — Power Pow er, n. [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See {Possible}, {Potent}, and cf. {Posse comitatus}.] 1. Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
