"attorney-in-fact" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: attorneys-in-fact [plural]
Etymology: From attorney (“any personal representative”) and fact (“act, deed”). Both words now rarely have those senses (outside of fixed expressions like this). Etymology templates: {{m|en|attorney||any personal representative}} attorney (“any personal representative”), {{m|en|fact||act, deed}} fact (“act, deed”) Head templates: {{en-noun|attorneys-in-fact}} attorney-in-fact (plural attorneys-in-fact)
  1. (US, law) An agent of the person giving him/her 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. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law, People Translations (US legal: ad hoc agent): gemachtigde [masculine] (Dutch), fondé de pouvoir [masculine] (French), Bevollmächtigter [masculine] (German), procuratore [masculine] (Italian), pełnomocnik [masculine] (Polish), plenipotent [masculine] (Polish), procurador [masculine] (Portuguese), representante legal [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), apoderado [masculine] (Spanish), procurador [masculine] (Spanish)

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