Etymology

functus officio

Today it means: (of a judge etc.) Having completed one's involvement in a matter (e.g. at the end of a court case), so that one no longer has jurisdiction to revisit it. Full definition →

Latin functus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfunctus
  2. English todayfunctus officio

From Latin functus officio (“having performed one's duty”).

Words from the same roots

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