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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Imperium  \Im*pe"ri*um\,  n.;  pl  {Imperia}.  [L.  See  {Empire}.] 
  1.  Supreme  power;  absolute  dominion;  empire. 
 
  2.  (Law)  The  right  to  command,  which  includes  the  right  to 
  employ  the  force  of  the  state  to  enforce  the  laws.  It  is 
  one  of  the  principal  attributes  of  the  executive  power. 

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