IMPERIUM - Definition

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	Definition:	Imperium By the conjuror extraordinary of modern portage (John le Carre)--a personal, brilliantly detailed exploration of the almost unfathomably complex Soviet empire. When a writer of Mr. Kapuscinski`s genius writes of the snows and the steppes of Siberia, of the doomed Aral Sea and Kiev . . . no pictures are necessary. --The Wall Street Journal. First time in paperback. more details ...

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Impe"rium\, 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.