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  1. attorney-in-factnoun

    An agent of the person giving him/her the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his/her behalf. The attorney-in-fact's power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document.

  2. Etymology: From earlier sense of attorney indicating any personal representative and earlier sense of fact meaning "act" or "deed."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attorney-in-fact in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attorney-in-fact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of attorney-in-fact in a Sentence

  1. Benny Roshan:

    This kind of raises the question of which of those three scenarios necessitates Priscilla filing a lawsuit through her attorney-in-fact.


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