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An individual who is given authority to execute legal documents, including bonds; or the manager of a reciprocal exchange, which is an insurance arrangement whereby risk is transferred to other members. The attorney-in-fact need not be a lawyer.
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A person authorized to act for or in behalf of another person or organization, to the extent prescribed in a written instrument known as a power of attorney.
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Person to whom the power of attorney is granted (a.k.a. “Agent”).
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A person, not necessarily a member of the Bar, authorized by another to act in his or her place. This authority is given by an instrument called a power of attorney.
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One who is appointed to act as agent for another under a power of attorney. The scope of the agent's authority is limited to that given by the power of attorney.
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A person (agent) who is authorized by another person (principal), typically in a power of attorney, to conduct business for and/or on behalf of the principal.
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The person named as an agent under a Power of Attorney to conduct the affairs and deal with the property of another.
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In legal terms, the person who is granted power-of-attomey.
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A person who acts for another. Used to describe the agent in a Power of Attorney. In contrast to an attorney-at-law, this person does not have to be licensed to practice law.
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A person with the power to act for another person (the " principal") under a document called a " power of attorney." An attorney-in-fact is sometimes referred to as an "agent."
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a person (not necessarily an attorney) who has the authority to act or sign on behalf of another person because they have been given a Power of Attorney
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a person who is authorized to act on behalf of another person
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A person who holds a power of attorney, and therefore is legally designated to transact business and execute documents on behalf of another person.
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The person that is named to act on behalf of another in a Durable Power of Attorney document. Also see Durable Power of Attorney. p 42
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A person, not necessarily a lawyer, who is given authority to sign or act on behalf of another individual through a document called a power of attorney.
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A person to whom authority is given by an individual to exchange insurance with other persons, as in reciprocal insurance.
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One who holds a power of attorney granted by a surety company empowering the execution of a surety bond. (see "power of attorney.")
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One who holds a power of attorney from another to execute documents on behalf of the grantor of the power.
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An individual or business entity authorized, by a written Power of Attorney, to act for another.
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The person named to serve under a durable power of attorney to make medical, financial or personal decisions for someone who is unable to do so.
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One who has a power of attorney from another to execute documents on behalf of another.
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This person receives the powers allocated in a power of attorney, such as a right to handle another person's financial matters.
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A person authorized to act on behalf of another, usually by grant of a written power of attorney.
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One who is authorized by another to act in his place under a power of attorney.
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A person named in a written power of attorney document to act on behalf of the person who signs the document.
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An agent authorized by a person under a power of attorney to perform certain act(s) or kind(s) of acts for that person.
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A private person (who is not necessarily a lawyer) authorized by another to act in his or her place, either for some particular purpose, as to do a specific act, or for the transaction of business in general, not of legal character. This authority is conferred by an instrument in writing, called a letter of attorney, or more commonly a power of attorney.
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One who has the authority to act for another under a power of attorney. The power of attorney may be limited to a particular act or purpose, or it may be general. In real estate transactions, the power of attorney must be written and recorded.
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A person who is authorized by power of attorney to act for another.
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The individual who manages a reciprocal insurance exchange and to whom each subscriber gives authority to exchange insurance for him with other subscribers. See also Reciprocal Insurance Exchange. (G)
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One who is appointed, in writing, to perform a specific act for and in place of another, e.g. signing documents for someone in their absence.
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A person authorized to act for another by another person, designated the principal, in a power of attorney document.
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Authorizing another in writing to act in his/her place to do some act, but not one requiring legal representation.
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The individual who is designated in the power of attorney document to act on behalf of another.
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The person named in a Durable Power of Attorney to act as an agent. This person need not be an attorney.
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The person appointed under a Power of Attorney to conduct the affairs and deal with the property of another. The attorney-in-fact need not be a lawyer; any competent adult individual may serve.
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An Agent authorized to act for another under a “Power-of-Attorney”.
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Private person, not necessarily an attorney, authorized by another to act in his place and stead, either for a particular purpose or for transaction of business in general that is not of legal character. Authority is conferred by an instrument in writing called a letter of attorney or, more commonly, power of attorney.
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One who has written authority (usually by a power of attorney) to act on behalf of another, whether or not the attorney-in-fact is an actual attorney at law.
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One who is authorized to perform certain acts for another under a power of attorney.
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One selected to have the authority to act on the behalf of a principal. Typically, people appoint an attorney-in-fact in a power-of attorney.
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Anyone who is authorized in writing to perform certain acts for another under written power of attorney; valid only during lifetime of party giving this power.
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The agent who is granted authorization to perform specific acts on behalf of the principal.
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An individual designated in a Power of Attorney to act as the Agent of the person who executed the document.
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A person acting for another under the authority of a power of attorney.
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