power of attorney

• Document juridique par lequel une personne (le mandant) donne à une autre (le mandataire) le pouvoir d'agir en son nom pour des actes juridiques, financiers ou médicaux.

A legal document that grants one person (the agent) the authority to act on behalf of another person (the principal) in legal, financial, or medical matters.

1. Legal authorityC1formal

   A legal document that gives one person the authority to act on behalf of another person in legal or financial matters.

   procuration

   • She signed a power of attorney to allow her son to manage her finances.
   • The lawyer explained the implications of granting a power of attorney.
   • He used his power of attorney to sell the property.