superintendence

superintendence
Over sight, inspection, supervision. Moffitt v Asheville, 103 NC 237, 9 SE 695. Care and oversight for the purpose of direction, and with authority to direct. The act of superintending. "The word seems properly to imply the exercise of some authority or control over the person or thing subjected to oversight." Dantzler v De Bardeleben Coal & Iron Co. 101 Ala 309, 14 So 10.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Superintendence — Su per*in*tend ence, n. [Cf. F. superintendance.] The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction; supervision. Barrow. [1913 Webster] Syn: Inspection; oversight; care; direction; control; guidance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • superintendence — index administration, agency (legal relationship), auspices, charge (custody), control (supervision) …   Law dictionary

  • superintendence — 1570s, from SUPERINTEND (Cf. superintend) + ENCE (Cf. ence) …   Etymology dictionary

  • superintendence — Avoir la Superintendence des affaires de la ville, Praesidere rebus vrbanis. Le gouvernement et superintendence de toute la justice, Iustitiae ius dicentis genius summaque. B. Qui a la superintendence de quelque chose, Praefectus. Qui a la… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • superintendence — superintend ► VERB ▪ manage or oversee. DERIVATIVES superintendence noun …   English terms dictionary

  • superintendence — noun Date: 1603 the act or function of superintending or directing ; supervision …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • superintendence — See superintend. * * * …   Universalium

  • superintendence — noun The act of superintending; supervision …   Wiktionary

  • superintendence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. direction, management, supervision; see administration 1 , command 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Authoritative control over the affairs of others: administration, direction, government, management, supervision. See… …   English dictionary for students

  • superintendence — su·per·in tend·ence || ‚suːpÉ™(r)ɪntÉ™ndÉ™ns n. act of superintending, supervision, management …   English contemporary dictionary

  • superintendence — n.; (also superintendency) Supervision, inspection, oversight, care, direction, control, charge, management, guidance, surveillance …   New dictionary of synonyms

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