Public Power Law and Legal Definition
Public power means the power vested in a person as an agent or instrument of the state in performing the legislative, judicial, and executive functions of the state. It also refers to the not-for-profit utilities that are owned and operated by a municipality, state, or the federal government.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Abuse of Public Office
- Abuses of Governmental Power Identified Under “Watergate”
- Acta Publica
- Ad Vindictam Publicam
- Agent of a Foreign Power
- All-Purpose Public Figure
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants [AICPA]
- Appendant Power
- Approved Provider [Public Safety]
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
