rare. [a. F. jussion, ad. L. jussiōn-em order, command, f. juss-: see next.] Order, command. Letters of jussion [F. lettres de jussion], letters by which the French king ordered the parliament to register an ordinance.
1772. Ann. Reg., 90*/1. The King sent a message to the parliament, that if they did not obey his letters of jussion, and resume their functions, he would remove the magistrates from their employments.
1830. Bentham, Official Aptitude Maximized, Pref., Wks. 1843, V. 270/2, note. Imperation in its two shapes—positive command, or say jussion, on the one hand, and prohibition, or say inhibition, on the other.
