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de lege ferenda (dee lee-jee f<<schwa>>-ren-d<<schwa>>). [Latin “from law to be passed”] Int’l law. A proposed principle that might be applied to a given situation instead or in the absence of a legal principle that is in force. Cf. DE LEGE LATA. [Blacks Law 8th]

delegator  (del-i-gay-t<<schwa>>r  or  -tor).  One  who  delegates  (a  responsibility,  etc.)  to another. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  legatis  et  fidei  commissis  (dee  li-gay-tis  et  fI-dee-I  k<<schwa>>-mis-is).  [Latin]  Of legacies and trusts. • This is a title in the Pandects. [Blacks Law 8th]

delegation of powers.A transfer of authority by one branch of government to another branch or to an administrative agency. See DELEGATION DOCTRINE. [Cases: Constitutional Law    59, 75. C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 137, 139, 175.] [Blacks Law 8th]

delegation of duties.Contracts. A transaction by which a party to a contract arranges to have a third party perform the party’s contractual duties. [Blacks Law 8th]

delegation  doctrine.Constitutional  law.  The  principle  (based  on  the  separation-of-powers concept)  limiting  Congress’s  ability  to  transfer  its  legislative  power  to  another  governmental branch,  esp.  the  executive  branch.  •  Delegation  is  permitted  only  if  Congress  prescribes  an intelligible principle to guide an executive agency in making policy. — Also termed nondelegation doctrine. [Cases: Constitutional Law    59. C.J.S.…

delegation,n.1. The act of entrusting another with authority or empowering another to act as an agent or representative <delegation of contractual duties>.2. A group of representatives <a large delegation  from  Texas>.  —  delegate  (del-<<schwa>>-gayt)  (for  sense  1),  vb.  —  delegable (del-<<schwa>>-g<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l) (for sense 1), adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

delegatee (del-<<schwa>>-g<<schwa>>-tee). An agent or representative to whom a matter is delegated. [Blacks Law 8th]

delegated power.See POWER(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

delegated legislation.See REGULATION(3). [Blacks Law 8th]