functus officio

Definition of "functus officio"
  1. A term indicating that an official's authority has ended and they can no longer have any legal effect
How to use "functus officio" in a sentence
  1. Once the judge issued her final ruling, she was functus officio and could not revisit the case.
  2. As soon as the arbiter's decision was made, he became functus officio.
  3. When the contract was fully executed, the mediator became functus officio and their duties were completed.

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