attorney-in-fact

Meaning

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

Synonyms

agent

assignee

attorney in fact

proxy

Translations

Handlungsvollmacht

Prokurist

Proxy

Proxy-Server

διαμεσολαβητής

mandataire

proxy

mandatario

proxy

misura indiretta

proxyserver

procurador

representante

Etymology

From attorney (“any personal representative”) and fact (“act, deed”). Both words now rarely have those senses (outside of fixed expressions like this).