warrant of attorney

warrant of attorney
warrant of attorney: a power of attorney authorizing another (as an attorney) to appear in court and confess judgment on the grantor's behalf

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

warrant of attorney
A written authorization that allows an attorney named in it to appear in court and admit the liability of the person giving the warrant in an action to collect a debt.

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


warrant of attorney
A written authorization that allows an attorney named in it to appear in court and admit the liability of the person giving the warrant in an action to collect a debt.

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  • Warrant of attorney — Warrant War rant, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[ a]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • warrant of attorney — written authority given by a person empowering another to transact business for him; specifically : written authority given by a client to his attorney to appear for him in court and to allow judgment to pass against him especially in connection… …   Useful english dictionary

  • warrant of attorney — noun A document in which someone admits liability for a debt and allows an attorney to admit this in court so that no action will be taken …   Wiktionary

  • warrant of attorney — Same as power of attorney …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • warrant of attorney to confess judgment — Same as power of attorney to confess judgment …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Warrant — War rant, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[ a]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warrant officer — Warrant War rant, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[ a]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warrant to sue and defend — Warrant War rant, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[ a]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • warrant — war·rant 1 / wȯr ənt, wär / n [Anglo French warant garant protector, guarantor, authority, authorization, of Germanic origin] 1: warranty (2) an implied warrant of fitness 2: a commission or document giving authority to do something: as …   Law dictionary

  • warrant — Attorney At*tor ney, n.; pl. {Attorneys}. [OE. aturneye, OF. atorn[ e], p. p. of atorner: cf. LL. atturnatus, attornatus, fr. attornare. See {Attorn}.] 1. A substitute; a proxy; an agent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And will have no attorney but myself …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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