competent authority
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 73 U.S. 363 - Grisar v. McDowell · 1867Most cited · 129 citing opinions
the authority of the President, and officers acting under his direction.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
As applied to courts and public officers, this term imports jurisdiction and due legal authority to deal with the particular matter in question. Mitchel v. U. S., 9 Pet. 735, 9 L. Ed. 283; Charles v. Charles, 41 Minn. 201, 42 N. W. 935
Defined under Competent in Black's Law Dictionary.