general power of attorney
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Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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A broad power of attorney document that gives the named agent power to handle all matters permitted by law on behalf of the person (called "the principal") who executed the document.
Compare: limited power of attorneyCategory: Business, LLCs & Corporations
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Financial Powers of Attorney
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill.
2009.
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