Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
authority of agent — The power of the agent to affect the legal relations of the principal by acts done in accord with the principal s manifestations of consent to him. See agent s actual authority; agent s apparent authority; agent s express authority; agent s… … Ballentine's law dictionary
authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act … Law dictionary
authority — Permission. Right to exercise powers; to implement and enforce laws; to exact obedience; to command; to judge. Control over; jurisdiction. Often synonymous with power. The power delegated by a principal to his agent. The lawful delegation of… … Black's law dictionary
authority — Permission. Right to exercise powers; to implement and enforce laws; to exact obedience; to command; to judge. Control over; jurisdiction. Often synonymous with power. The power delegated by a principal to his agent. The lawful delegation of… … Black's law dictionary
agent — 1) Any person appointed by another (the principal) to act on his or her behalf. See agency relationship 2) In contract law, a person appointed by a principal to negotiate a contract between the principal and a third party. If an agent discloses… … Big dictionary of business and management
implied authority — The actual authority of an agent, circumstantially proved, which the principal is deemed to have actually intended the agent to possess; authority of an agent arising independently of any express grant of authority, as from some manifestation by… … Ballentine's law dictionary
soliciting agent — An agent who solicits orders for goods or services to be furnished by his principal. Sometimes, but not invariably, regarded as a managing agent for the purpose of statutes concerning the service of process upon a foreign corporation. 36 Am J2d… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Agency (law) — Agency is an area of commercial law dealing with a contractual or quasi contractual tripartite set of relationships when an Agent is authorized to act on behalf of another (called the Principal) to create a legal relationship with a Third Party.… … Wikipedia
Principal (commercial law) — In commercial law, a principal is a person ndash;legal or natural ndash;who authorizes an agent to act to create one or more legal relationships with a third party. This branch of law is called agency and relies on the common law proposition qui… … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
