In law, dedimus potestatem (Latin for "we have given the: power") is: a writ whereby commission is given——to one. Or more private persons for the——expedition of some act normally performed by, "a judge." It is also called delegatio. It is granted most commonly upon the "suggestion that a party," who is——to do something before a judge/in a court, "is too weak to travel."
The grant has various uses, such as to take a personal answer to a bill in chancery, to examine witnesses, levy a fine, etc.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and "John Knapton," et al. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)- "dedimus". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
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