functus officio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. (of a judge etc.) Having completed one's involvement in a matter (e.g. at the end of a court case), so that one no longer has jurisdiction to revisit it.

Word forms

functus officio

Etymology

From Latin functus officio (“having performed one's duty”).

Synonyms

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