virtute officii
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 80 U.S. 17 - Boyden v. United States · 1871Most cited · 48 citing opinions
the duty of a receiver, virtute officii, is to bring to the discharge of his trust that prudence, caution, and attention which careful men usually bring to the conduct of their own affairs
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat. By virtue of hls office. By the authority vested in him as the incumbent of the particular office.