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attorney-in-fact

attorney-in-fact noun: 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.

Noun

attorney-in-fact (plural attorneys-in-fact)

  1. (US) 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.

attorney-in-fact meaning in Tamil

attorney-in-fact in Tamil

பொது நோக்கங்களுக்காகவோ

Forms of attorney-in-fact

pluralattorneys-in-fact

Origin of attorney-in-fact

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

Questions about attorney-in-fact

What does attorney-in-fact mean?
Attorney-in-fact means 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.
What is attorney-in-fact in Tamil?
Attorney-in-fact in Tamil is பொது நோக்கங்களுக்காகவோ. See Attorney-in-fact meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is attorney-in-fact?
Attorney-in-fact is a noun.
What is the plural of attorney-in-fact?
The plural of attorney-in-fact is attorneys-in-fact.

Words near attorney-in-fact in the dictionary

  1. attorney-at-law
  2. attorney-client privilege
  3. attorney-client privileges
  4. attorney-general
  5. attorney-generals
  6. attorney-in-fact
  7. attorneydom
  8. attorneyed
  9. attorneying
  10. attorneyism
  11. attorneyisms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: attorney-in-fact (page history and authors); attorney-in-fact (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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