Imperium
SUPREME EXECUTIVE POWER IN THE ROMAN STATE, INVOLVING BOTH MILITARY AND JUDICIAL AUTHORITY
Magistratus Curulis; Imperium maius; Imperiums
·add. ·noun Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.
II. Imperium ·add. ·noun 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.