Functus officio

Functus officio

Functus officio, Latin for "having performed his office," is a legal term used to describe a public official, court, governing body, statute, or other legal instrument that retains no legal authority because his or its duties and functions have been completed. The term is most commonly used by a higher court as a justification for vacating or overruling all or part of a lower court's opinion. For example, if a plaintiff in a United States federal court, after filing a complaint but failing to serve it on the defendant, then files an amended complaint, the plaintiff cannot then serve the initial complaint on the defendant, because the filing of the amended complaint renders the original "functus officio."


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  • functus officio — func·tus of·fi·cio / fəŋk təs ə fi shē ō, fu̇ŋk tu̇s ȯ fē kē ō/ 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.… …   Law dictionary

  • Functus officio — Functus officio, en Latín significa cumplido el cometido o habiendo cumplido su labor es un término legal usado para indicar que un empleado oficial del estado, una corte, institución gubernamental o un estatuto deja sus funciones como autoridad… …   Wikipedia Español

  • functus officio — |fəŋ(k)təsəˈfishēˌō adjective Etymology: Latin, having performed his duty, having served its purpose : of no further official authority or legal efficacy used of an officer no longer in office or of an instrument, power, or agency that has… …   Useful english dictionary

  • functus officio — термин, обозначающий лицо, оставившее прежнюю должность …   Glossary of international commercial arbitration

  • functus officio — appointed official whose term in office has ended (Latin) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • functus officio — /fsnktas afish(iy)ow/ A task performed. Board of School Trustees of Washington City Administrative Unit v. Benner, 222 N.C. 566, 24 S.E.2d 259, 263. Having fulfilled the function, discharged the office, or accomplished the purpose, and therefore… …   Black's law dictionary

  • functus officio — /fsnktas afish(iy)ow/ A task performed. Board of School Trustees of Washington City Administrative Unit v. Benner, 222 N.C. 566, 24 S.E.2d 259, 263. Having fulfilled the function, discharged the office, or accomplished the purpose, and therefore… …   Black's law dictionary

  • functus officio — Having performed its office; legally defunct. The term is applied to a process which has been returned; to an agent or officer whose authority has expired; to an association which. has ceased to function. Allen v Long, 80 Tex 261 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • officio — See ex officio; functus officio …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Doucet-Boudreau v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Education) — Supreme Court of Canada Hearing: October 4, 2002 Judgment: November 6, 2003 …   Wikipedia

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