in the civil law, signifies the power to use or dispose of a thing as we please.

DOMINIUM eminens, in Scots law, that power which the state or sovereign has over private property, by which the proprietor may be compelled to sell it for an adequate price where public utility requires. See Scots Law, title 8.

DOMINIUM directum, in Scots law, the right which a superior retains in the lands, notwithstanding the feudal grant to his vassal. See Scots Law, title 12.

DOMINIUM utile, in Scots law, the right which the vassal acquires in the lands by the feudal grant from his superior. See Scots Law, title 13.