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Derativa potestas non potest esse major primitiva

Derativa potestas non potest esse major primitiva. The power which is derived cannot be greater than that from which it is derived.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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