procuration
Americannoun
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the act of obtaining or getting; procurement.
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the act of procuring prostitutes.
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the appointment of a procurator, agent, or attorney.
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the authority given.
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a document whereby the authority is given.
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Archaic. management for another; agency.
noun
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the act of procuring
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law
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the appointment of an agent, procurator, or attorney
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the office, function, or authority of such an official
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the formal written authority given to such an official See also power of attorney
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criminal law the offence of procuring women for immoral purposes
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archaic the management of another person's affairs
Usage
What does procuration mean? Procuration is the act or process of procuring something—obtaining or getting it, especially through special means or extra effort. When used in a general way, the word procurement is more commonly used to mean the same thing. Procurement most commonly refers to the formal, official process of purchasing and obtaining materials, supplies, or equipment, especially in the context of business or government. Procuration can also be used in a more specific (but less common) way in the context of law to refer to the appointment of a procurator, a person employed to manage someone’s affairs, such as a deputy, attorney, or agent. Procuration can also refer to the authority that such a person is given, or the document that gives them that authority (a document like this is often referred to as power of attorney). Example: The procuration of these items will require additional time.
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Etymology
Origin of procuration
1375–1425; late Middle English procuracion < Latin prōcūrātiōn- (stem of prōcūrātiō ) management, equivalent to prōcūrāt ( us ) (past participle of prōcūrāre to take care of; see procure) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The inhabitants of this city seem to consider themselves a sacred race; they clamour for sorties, vow to die for their country, and then wish to do it by procuration.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
A marriage had been consummated by procuration at Vienna, and she set out to actually meet her future spouse for the first time at Soissons.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by Blanche McManus
The Senate received the reports, and the consul then introduced the question of procuration.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by W. Warde Fowler
I can easily comprehend that he may be ashamed to send a procuration, which must convince the world of all the lies he has told.
From Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) by Lewis Melville
Mr. Wogan thereupon read the procuration, for which he had ridden to Rome in haste so many months before, and pronounced the consent of the King his master to its terms.
From Clementina by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
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