(n.) One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.
(n.) A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law.
(v. t.) To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy.
Example Sentences:
(1) The durable power of attorney concept, though not free of problems, appears more likely to be of practical utility.
(2) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trump signs order reviving controversial pipeline projects “The Obama administration correctly found that the Tribe’s treaty rights needed to be respected, and that the easement should not be granted without further review and consideration of alternative crossing locations,” said Jan Hasselman, an attorney for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.
(3) "The Texas attorney general's office will continue to defend the Texas legislature's decision to prohibit abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving taxpayer dollars through the Women's Health Program."
(4) An Associated Press analysis found no evidence that Texas authorities were investigating threats to pharmacies, though the Oklahoma attorney general said he was examining an alleged bomb threat to a pharmacy in Tulsa .
(5) At a home less than a block away, a man identifying himself as Tamir’s uncle said the boy’s family was not commenting and referred reporters to an attorney.
(6) Under Lynch, the eastern district is currently prosecuting at least five cases relating to the prostitution of US minors or sex trafficking – more active prosecutions than any other US attorney’s office in the country, according to knowledgeable observers.
(7) The attorney, Thomas Bergstrom, declined to say where in Philadelphia his client will live while prosecutors appeal the superior court ruling.
(8) 'Snooper's charter': Theresa May faces calls to improve bill to protect privacy Read more Ken Clarke, the Conservative former home secretary, and Dominic Grieve, the Tory former attorney general, suggested there could be improvements to the new laws that overhaul the state’s surveillance powers.
(9) Michael Garcia, the former New York district attorney appointed to investigate the 2018 and 2022 votes, will deliver his report in seven weeks.
(10) The shadow attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, said Heydon had “got it wrong” in his decision and had “not really approached this as an ordinary, fair-minded person would”.
(11) Decisions concerning appropriate treatment are often made by patients, attorneys, the disability determination system, employers, and judges for extraneous reasons, which include financial gain or personal bias and often reflect lack of current information.
(12) I want to make it very clear that the state’s attorney’s office did not release the Freddie Gray autopsy report,” she said.
(13) Because many of these issues are unresolved, it is important for health professionals to be aware of current professional standards and guidelines, as well as to consult with the hospital's attorney or risk manager when confronted with a legal or ethical dilemma.
(14) An official in the Chicago police department’s office of legal affairs, Victor Castillo, has told the Guardian’s attorney that he needed the mayor’s office to sign off on the disclosure of at least one Homan Square-related document.
(15) Police and an attorney for the Gray family have said previously that Gray suffered a severe spine injury.
(16) His attorneys allege that the department contracts with the Apothecary Shoppe to provide the drug set to be used in Taylor’s 26 February lethal injection.
(17) Police are expected to seek talks with government legal officials and may seek guidance from the attorney general.
(18) The raids came after three separate federal indictments in the biggest investigation to date into trade-based drug money laundering, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the US attorney’s office in Los Angeles.
(19) Tim Casey, Arpaio's attorney, said the position of the Sheriff's Office "is that it has never used race and will never use race in its law-enforcement decisions."
(20) Attorneys for people caught on the US’s sprawling terrorism watchlists are expressing concern that the latest tactic by gun control advocates is blessing the legitimacy of a process they say threatens civil rights.
Legal
Definition:
(a.) Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid.
(a.) According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation.
(a.) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses.
(a.) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.
Example Sentences:
(1) Other articles in the series will look at particular legal problems in the dental specialties.
(2) We are pursuing legal action because there are still so many unanswered questions about the viability of Shenhua’s proposed koala plan and it seems at this point the plan does not guarantee the survival of the estimated 262 koalas currently living where Shenhua wants to put its mine,” said Ranclaud.
(3) It is entirely proper for serving judges to set out the arguments in high-profile cases to help public understanding of the legal issues, as long as it is done in an even-handed way.
(4) Tables provide data for Denmark in reference to: 1) number of legal abortions and the abortion rates for 1940-1977; 2) distribution of abortions by season, 1972-1977; 3) abortion rates by maternal age, 1971-1977; 4) oral contraceptive and IUD sales for 1977-1978; and 5) number of births and estimated number of abortions and conceptions, 1960-1975.
(5) Neil Blessitt Bristol • We need to establish what the legal position is with regard to the establishment by the government of a private company co-owned by the Department of Health and the French firm Sopra Steria.
(6) This article discusses the advantages, clinical uses, limitations, and legal aspects of this mydriatic antagonist in optometric practice.
(7) And this has opened up a loophole for businesses to be morally bankrupt, ignoring the obligations to its workforce because no legal conduct has been established.” Whatever the outcome of the pending lawsuits, it’s unlikely that just one model will work for everybody.
(8) In view of many ethical and legal problems, connected in some countries with obtaining human fetal tissue for transplantation, cross-species transplants would be an attractive alternative.
(9) On 18 March 1996, the force agreed, without admitting any wrongdoing by any officer, to pay Tomkins £40,000 compensation, and £70,000 for his legal costs.
(10) The HKSAR government will continue to follow up on the matter so as to protect the legal rights of the people of Hong Kong."
(11) According to the Howard League for Penal Reform, which is backing the legal challenge, every year 75,0000 17-year-olds are held in custody.
(12) She successfully appealed against the council’s decision to refuse planning permission, but neighbours have launched a legal challenge to be heard at the high court in June.
(13) What’s needed is manifesto commitments from all the main political parties to improve the help single homeless people are legally entitled to.
(14) We believe our proposal will save taxpayers about £4m and reduce by about 11,000 the number of legally aided cases brought by prisoners each year.
(15) Defendants on legal aid will no longer be able to choose their solicitor.
(16) We now look forward to a judicial process which will apply impartial analysis and clear legal standards."
(17) Ethical, legal, and practical implications of this problem are discussed.
(18) While it’s not unknown to see such self-balancing mini scooters on the pavement, under legal guidance reiterated on Monday by the Crown Prosecution Service all such “personal transporters”, including hoverboards and Segways , are banned from the footpath.
(19) We are confident that the European commission’s state aid decision on Hinkley Point C is legally robust,” a spokeswoman for Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change said last week.
(20) At present, anyone can bring a legal action for an indefinite period over a posted article.