legal representative

legal representative
legal representative n: one who represents or stands in the place of another under authority recognized by law esp. with respect to the other's property or interests: as
b: an agent having legal status; esp: one acting under a power of attorney

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

legal representative
index administrator, advocate (counselor), attorney in fact, counselor, executor, jurist

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


legal representative
In its broadest sense, one who stands in place of, and represents the interests of, another. A person who oversees the legal affairs of another. Examples include the executor or administrator of an estate and a court appointed guardian of a minor or incompetent person.
This term is almost always held to be synonymous with the term personal representative. In accident cases, the member of the family entitled to benefits under a wrongful death statute.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


legal representative
In its broadest sense, one who stands in place of, and represents the interests of, another. A person who oversees the legal affairs of another. Examples include the executor or administrator of an estate and a court appointed guardian of a minor or incompetent person.
 
This term is almost always held to be synonymous with the term personal representative. In accident cases, the member of the family entitled to benefits under a wrongful death statute.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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