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ostensible authority (or agency) Law Definition

n

A relationship between two parties that reasonably leads a third party to believe that one is the agent of the other; for example, an emergency room physician who may be employed by an outside contractor, not the hospital, may nonetheless be deemed the “ostensible agent” of the hospital.

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  1. ‹ ostensible
  2. ‹ Ostend
  3. ‹ osteitis
  4. ‹ osteal
  5. ‹ oste-
  6. ‹ ossuary
  7. ‹ osso buco
  8. ‹ ossify
  9. ‹ ossifrage
  10. ‹ ossification
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