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pow·er of at·tor·ney
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Princeton's WordNet
power of attorneynoun
a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent
Wiktionary
power of attorneynoun
The legal authorisation of one person to act as the agent of another.
power of attorneynoun
A legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another.
Etymology: From earlier sense of attorney indicating any personal reprsentative.
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Power of attorney
A power of attorney (POA) or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs (which may be financial or regarding health and welfare), business, or some other legal matter. The person authorizing the other to act is the principal, grantor, or donor (of the power). The one authorized to act is the agent, attorney, or in some common law jurisdictions, the attorney-in-fact. Formerly, the term "power" referred to an instrument signed under seal while a "letter" was an instrument under hand, meaning that it was simply signed by the parties, but today a power of attorney does not need to be signed under seal. Some jurisdictions require that powers of attorney be notarized or witnessed, but others will enforce a power of attorney as long as it is signed by the grantor.
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power of attorney
Power of attorney is a legal document that gives an individual, known as an agent, the authority to make personal, financial, legal, or health decisions on behalf of another person, known as the principal. This authority can be granted for specific tasks, for a specific period, or indefinitely until the principal is unable to make decisions themselves, in cases of mental incapacitation for instance.
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Power of attorney
A power of attorney or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter. The person authorizing the other to act is the principal, grantor, or donor. The one authorized to act is the agent or attorney or, in some common law jurisdictions, the attorney-in-fact. Formerly, a power referred to an instrument under seal while a letter was an instrument under hand, but today both are signed by the donor, and therefore there is no difference between the two.
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The numerical value of Power of Attorney in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
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The numerical value of Power of Attorney in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Power of Attorney in a Sentence
Usually when embryos are created, whether the couple is married or just consenting adults, there's usually a power of attorney that is described to these embryos, if they are frozen for future use.
Eventually, from doctor’s offices to the ER and back, it turned into me having to constantly keep up with her medical records, her prescription log, her advanced directives, her medical power of attorney, all kinds of things I didn’t understand at the time.
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