functus officio
functus officio adjective: (of a judge etc.) Having completed one's involvement in a matter (e.g. at the end of a court case), so that one no longer has jurisdiction to revisit it.
Adjective
functus officio (not comparable)
- (of a judge etc.) Having completed one's involvement in a matter (e.g. at the end of a court case), so that one no longer has jurisdiction to revisit it.
- A court loses jurisdiction, and is thus said to be functus officio, once the formal judgment has been entered […] After this point, the court is understood only to have the power to amend the judgment in very limited circumstances, such as where there is a statutory basis to do so, where necessary...2021 September 24, Nicolas Kasirer, “Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Manitoba, 2021 SCC 33”, in CanLII, retrieved 25 Feb 2025
- Synonyms:
- functus
functus officio meaning in Tamil
functus officio in Tamil
- அதிகார இழப்பு
Synonyms of functus officio
Origin of functus officio
From Latin functus officio (“having performed one's duty”).
Questions about functus officio
- What does functus officio mean?
- Functus officio means (of a judge etc.) Having completed one's involvement in a matter (e.g. at the end of a court case), so that one no longer has jurisdiction to revisit it.
- What is functus officio in Tamil?
- Functus officio in Tamil is அதிகார இழப்பு. See Functus officio meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is functus officio?
- Functus officio is an adjective.
Words near functus officio in the dictionary
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