under authority

The work was done under authority of the War Department of the general government.

The confession of the captive was published under authority of Mr. Gray, in a pamphlet, at Baltimore.

The streltsi acted under authority from Sophia when they committed these outrages.

Moreover, everyone is a man under authority, having others under him.'

This baby might be a spirit, in truth, but it was the spirit of her own child and she must still hold it under authority.