conferrable

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con·fer

(kən-fûr′)

v. con·ferred, con·fer·ring, con·fers

v.tr.

1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero.

2. To invest with (a characteristic, for example): a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.

v.intr.

To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult: conferred with her attorney.

[Latin cōnferre : com-, com- + ferre, to bring; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

con·fer′ment, con·fer′ral n.

con·fer′ra·ble adj.

con·fer′rer n.

Translations

conferrable

adj → übertragbar

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The Provincial Government may also appoint Executive Magistrates for particular areas or for performance of particular functions and confer upon them all or any of the power conferred or conferrable by or under this code on an Executive Magistrate.