Mu*nic"i*pal (?), a. [L. municipalis, fr. municipium a town, particularly in Italy, which possessed the right of Roman citizenship, but was governed by its own laws,
a free town,
fr. municeps an inhabitant of a free town, a free citizen; munia official duties, functions + capere to take: cf. F.
municipal. Cf. Immunity, and
Capacoius.]
1. Of or pertaining to a
city or a corporation having the right of
administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers.
2. Of or
pertaining to a state, kingdom, or nation.
Municipal law is properly defined to be a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.
Blackstone.
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