Legal Definition and Related Resources of Delegation
Meaning of Delegation
In Civil Law. A kind of novation by which the original debtor, in order to be liberated from his creditor, gives him a third person, who becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor or to the person appointed by him. See “Novation.” Perfect delegation exists when the debtor who makes the delegation is discharged by the creditor. Imperfect delegation exists when the creditor retains his rights against the original debtor. 2 Duv. note 169. At Common Law. The transfer of authority from one or more persons to one or more others. All persons, swi juris, may delegate to another authority to act for them in a matter which is lawful and otherwise capable of being delegated. Comyn, Dig. “Attorney,” c. 1; 9 Coke, 75b; Story, Ag. § 6. In Legislation. The whole number of the persons who represent a district, a state, and the like in a deliberative assembly; as, the delegation from Ohio, the delegation from the city of Philadelphia.
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Synonyms of Delegation
(Assignment), noun
- agency
- agentship
- appointment
- authorization
- charge
- commission
- commissioning
- consigning
- consignment
- delegating
- deputation
- deputization
- designation
- devolution
- entrusting
- entrustment
- giving over
- investing with authority
- investiture
- license
- mandate
- ordination
- procuration
- proxyship
- referrence
- referring
- warrant
- Associated Concepts: delegation of authority
- delegation of duty
- delegation of governmental power
- delegation of judicial power
- delegation of legislative functions
- delegation of legislative power
- delegation of powerforeign phrases: Vicariusnonhabetvicarium
- A deputy cannot have a deputy
- Quod per me non possum
- necper alium
- What i cannot do myself
- i cannot do through another
- Delegatas potestas non potest delegari
- A delegated power cannot be further delegated
- Delegatus non potest delegare
- A representative cannot delegate his authority
(Envoy), noun
- body of delegates
- body of representatives
- commission
- committee
- delegates
- deputies
- embassy
- legation
- mission
- people delegated
- procuracy
- representatives
Delegation in Diplomatic Law
Delegation
Again used in two senses in diplomacy. “Delegation” can be the term used to refer to the specific powers delegates by his government to a diplomat acting in certain specific circumstances. It also refers to an official party sent to an international conference or on some other special diplomatic mission.
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Delegation
(You may find delegation at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
1610s, “action of delegating” (earlier in this sense was delegacie, mid-15c.); perhaps a native formation, perhaps from French délégation, or directly from Latin delegationem (nominative delegatio) “assignment, delegation,” noun of action from past participle stem of delegare (see delegate). Meaning “persons sent by commission” is from 1818; meaning “a state’s elected representatives, taken collectively,” is U.S. political usage from 1820s.
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Further Reading
- Satow’s Diplomatic Practice, Ivor Roberts
- Modern Diplomacy, R.P. Barnston
Delegation in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of delegation.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Policeman
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- delegation in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- delegation in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Delegation
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Delegation :
1. The grant of authority to a person to act on behalf of one or more others, for agreed purposes.
2.
See vicarious liability.
Concept of Delegation in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Delegation: The transfer of a duty under a contract. The opposite of assignment, which is the transfer of a right.
Concept of Delegation in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Delegation: The transfer of a duty under a contract. The opposite of assignment, which is the transfer of a right.
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