* FUNCTUS OFFICIO *
Lat. This term is applied to something which once had life and power, but which now has no virtue whatsoever. E.g., When an agent has completed the business with which he was entrusted, his agency is functus officio.
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Functus Officio:
Latin: an officer or agency whose mandate has expired either because of the arrival of an expiry date or because an agency has accomplished the purpose for which it was created.
FUNCTUS OFFICIO. This term is applied to something which once had life and power, but which now has no virtue whatsoever; as, for example, a warrant of attorney on which a judgment has been entered, is, functus officio, and a second judgment, ...
Functus officio
Definition - adj
[Latin, having performed his duty, having served its purpose]
: of no further official authority or legal effect <the warrant... had been returned and was functus officio Cady v. Dombrowski, 413 U.S.
"An award must be distinguished from procedural orders and directions; such orders and directions are not awards."Once the arbitrator gives his award, he is functus officio."
French: décision arbitrale or sentence arbitrale.
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