power of attorney

Signification (Anglais)

1. (uncountable) The legal authorisation of one person to act as the agent of another.
2. (countable) A legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another.

Concepts

mandat

procuration

pouvoir

contrat de mandat

pouvoirs

pleins pouvoirs

Contrat de mandat

Synonymes

proxy

authorization

mandate

warrant

authorisation

letter of attorney

letters patent

procuration

legal authority

tenure

term of office

commission

warrant of attorney

accreditation

p.a.

public prosecutor office

autorisation to act

Traductions

procura

Vollmacht

volmacht

mandato

procuração

procuração legal

Handlungsvollmacht

mandato

poder

poder notarial

έγγραφο πληρεξουσιότητας

mandato

procuratie

volmachtbrief

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌpaʊə(r)əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From attorney (“any personal representative”). Attorney now rarely has that sense outside of fixed expressions like this one.