单词 | functus officio |
释义 | functus officioadj. Law. That has discharged or ceased its official function or duty; (of a person) no longer holding office, with the implication of therefore having no further official or legal authority. ΚΠ 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. xxviii. 546 When the Judges has pronounced his Sentence, he is functus officio, and the punishment irrogat by him, can only be remitted by the Prince. 1768 J. Burrow Series Decisions Court King's Bench 2 382 The only Question is..‘Whether the Certificate was..functus officio, by it's being delivered to the Parish of Bishopside; and was, after that, no more than Waste-Paper.’ 1789 F. Plowden Impartial Thoughts inrolling Deeds 52 A conveyancer is functus officio, by approving of the title, and recommending the purchase or mortgage..even should he state in his opinion the possibility of a preconveyance or sale or mortgage to another person. 1848 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 511/2 Many persons are of the opinion that the London Companies are now functi officio. 1883 W. E. Gladstone Let. 12 May in W. E. Gladstone & Ld. Glanville Polit. Corr. 1876–86 (1962) II. 47 I have said my say, and am in this matter functus officio. 1907 Sat. Rev. 21 Sept. 354/2 The result of the ballot might be against the strike. In that case also the crisis would be over, as the executive could do no more; it would be functus officio. 1960 J. J. L. Sisson S. Afr. Judicial Dict. 669 Once a court has recused itself it becomes functus officio, and cannot then record any verdict. 2016 Dispute Resol. Jrnl. 71 31 An arbitrator is functus officio and is without authority to redetermine the merits of the arbitration after a final award is made. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1678 |
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