legal representative
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[edit]Noun
[edit]legal representative (plural legal representatives)
- (law) A lawyer, solicitor, etc, who acts on behalf of a client in legal matters.
- (law) One who represents or acts on behalf of another under authority recognised by law, such as a parent or guardian of a minor, a manager of a legal person, etc.
- 2013 October 1, “German Civil Code BGB”, in Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz[1], Berlin: Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz, retrieved 2019-05-16:
- A person who is not capable of contracting or who has limited capacity to contract can neither establish nor terminate residence without the consent of his legal representative.
Synonyms
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[edit]lawyer who acts on behalf of a client
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one who represents another
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References
[edit]- “legal representative”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “legal representative”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.