delegata potestas non potest delegari Phrase
Meaning:
delegated powers can not be [further] delegated
Comment
A legal principle whereby one to whom certain powers were delegated may not ipso facto re-delegate them to another. A distinction may be had between delegated powers and the additional power to re-delegate them.
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