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View synonyms for power of attorney

power of attorney

noun

, Law.
  1. a written document given by one person or party to another authorizing the latter to act for the former.


power of attorney

noun

  1. legal authority to act for another person in certain specified matters
  2. the document conferring such authority
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of power of attorney1

First recorded in 1740–50
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Example Sentences

When some one holding my power-of-attorney presents himself at Brescia, payment cannot be refused.

You have nothing to do, M. Champcey, but to give M. de Brevan a power-of-attorney in proper form.

It was five o'clock, when the power-of-attorney and the deed were signed, and the two friends left the worthy notary's office.

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