attorney-in-fact

短语

n. 代理人 [经] 代理人

词形变化

attorneys-in-fact 复数 attorneys-in-fact

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An agent of the person giving them 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.

    美国 法律

词源

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

来源：wiktionary