Office in United States
Office Definition
A right to exercise a function or employment, and take the fees and emoluments belonging to it. 3 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 149; 23 Ind. 449; 36 Miss. 273. The term is ordinarily used with respect to the power conferred on individuals to exercise public functions, and in this connection “public oflfice” is a more discriminating term. An “office” in this sense implies a delegation of a part of the sovereign power to an individual. See 3 Me. 481. The office exists and survives as an entity apart from the incumbent (28 Cal. 382; 29 Ohio St. 347), but it has been said that the essence of the office is the power and jurisdiction of the officer (62 Pa. St. 343). Offices are either civil or military. Civil offices are either executive, judicial, or legislative.
Office in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Office | Office in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Office | Office in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Office | Office in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Office | Office in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Office | Office in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Link | Description |
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| Office | Office in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Office | Office in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A right to exercise a function or employment, and take the fees and emoluments belonging to it. 3 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 149; 23 Ind. 449; 36 Miss. 273. The term is ordinarily used with respect to the power conferred on individuals to exercise public functions, and in this connection “public oflfice” is a more discriminating term. An “office” in this sense implies a delegation of a part of the sovereign power to an individual. See 3 Me. 481. The office exists and survives as an entity apart from the incumbent (28 Cal. 382; 29 Ohio St. 347), but it has been said that the essence of the office is the power and jurisdiction of the officer (62 Pa. St. 343). Offices are either civil or military. Civil offices are either executive, judicial, or legislative.
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This definition of Office is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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