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

DOMINIUM Directum, in Scots Law, the right which a superior retains in his lands, notwithstanding the feudal grant to his vassal. See Law Index.

DOMINIUM Utile, in Scots Law, the right which the vassal acquires in the lands by the feudal grant from his superior. See Law Index.