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power of attorney definition - legal

n

  1. A written instrument whereby someone is granted the right to perform certain acts as the agent of the grantor; that is, acting in the grantorÂ’s behalf.
  2. The actual authority granted in this way.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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