Hypertext Webster Gateway: "imperium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Imperium \Im*pe"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Imperia}. [L. See {Empire}.]
1. Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.
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.
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