inherent power of court

inherent power of court
A power essential to the very existence of the court or its ability to function in dispensing justice; the power to punish contempt, 17 Am J2d Contpt § 62; the power to grant a continuance in the interest of justice. State ex rel. Buck v McCabe, 140 Ohio St 535, 24 Ohio Ops 552, 45 NE2d 763. A power included within the scope of a court's jurisdiction which a court possesses irrespective of specific grant by constitution or legislation; a power which can neither be taken away nor abridged by the legislature. State ex rel. Ricco v Biggs, 198 Or 413, 255 P2d 1055, 38 ALR2d 720.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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