to devolve one's duty upon another

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• devolve — [c]/dəˈvɒlv / (say duh volv) verb (devolved, devolving) –verb (t) 1. to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on. 2. Law to pass by inheritance or legal succession. 3. Obsolete to roll downward; roll. –verb… …  

• devolve — devolvement, n. /di volv /, v., devolved, devolving. v.t. 1. to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on. 2. Obs. to cause to roll downward. v.i. 3. to be transferred or passed on from one to another: The… …   Universalium

• devolve — de•volve [[t]dɪˈvɒlv[/t]] v. volved, volv•ing 1) to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on 2) to be transferred or passed on from one to another: The responsibility devolved on me[/ex] 3) to become simpler …   From formal English to slang

• Duty — • The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: something that is due , obligatory service ; something that one is bound to perform or to avoid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Duty     Duty …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• civil law — civil law, adj. 1. the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters, as distinct from laws regulating criminal, political, or military matters. 2. Rom. Hist. the body of law proper to the city or state of Rome, as… …   Universalium

• delegate — del·e·gate 1 / de li gət/ n [Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to appoint, put in charge]: a person empowered to act on behalf of another: as a: a person who is authorized to perform another s duties under a… …   Law dictionary

• assign — as·sign 1 /ə sīn/ vt 1: to transfer (property or rights) to another the general practice by inventors of assign ing patent rights J. K. Owens 2: to appoint to a post or duty assign ed to represent the defendant …   Law dictionary

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• Constitution of the United States — the fundamental or organic law of the U.S., framed in 1787 by the Constitutional Convention. It went into effect March 4, 1789. * * * Fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. It is the …   Universalium