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attorney-in-fact

noun

Etymology

From attorney (“any personal representative”) and fact (“act, deed”). Both words now rarely have those senses (outside of fixed expressions like this).

Definitions

  1. An agent of the person giving them the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for…

    An agent of the person giving them the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his or her behalf. The attorney-in-fact’s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA