Power Of Attorney (Noun)
Meaning
A legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The elderly woman signed a power_of_attorney giving her son control over her financial affairs.
- The company's CEO granted a power_of_attorney to the CFO, allowing him to sign documents on his behalf.
- Before leaving for her trip, Sarah created a power_of_attorney document, naming her husband as her representative.
- To manage his family's business while he was away, John granted a power_of_attorney to his trusted business partner.
- The court required the woman to obtain a power_of_attorney from her husband before she could sell their jointly owned property.