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Authority
Authority
n.
Legal
or
rightful
power
; a
right
to
command
or to
act
;
power
exercised
buy
a
person
in
virtue
of
his
office
or
trust
;
dominion
;
jurisdiction
;
authorization
; as,
the
authority
of a
prince
over
subjects
,
and
of
parents
over
children
;
the
authority
of a
court
.
Authority
n.
Government
;
the
persons
or
the
body
exercising
power
or
command
; as,
the
local
authorities
of
the
States
;
the
military
authorities
.
Authority
n.
The
power
derived
from
opinion
,
respect
, or
esteem
;
influence
of
character
,
office
, or
station
, or
mental
or
moral
superiority
,
and
the
like
;
claim
to be
believed
or
obeyed
; as, an
historian
of no
authority
; a
magistrate
of
great
authority
.
Authority
n.
That
which
, or
one
who
, is
claimed
or
appealed
to in
support
of
opinions
,
actions
,
measures
,
etc
.
Authority
n.
Testimony
;
witness
.
Authority
n.
A
precedent
; a
decision
of a
court
, an
official
declaration
, or an
opinion
,
saying
, or
statement
worthy
to be
taken
as a
precedent
.
Authority
n.
A
book
containing
such
a
statement
or
opinion
, or
the
author
of
the
book
.
Authority
n.
Justification
;
warrant
.
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