implied authority

implied authority
implied authority see authority

Merriam-Websters Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

implied authority
n.
Power given to an agent by a principal that is not expressly stated but that can be assumed as a necessary part of the agents job.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


implied authority
authority implied from facts or circumstances. Actual authority is that authority that an agent has pursuant to an agreement between him and his principal; such authority may be express or implied from the terms of the agreement. See agency.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


implied authority
n. Authority of an agent inferred from surrounding circumstances, such as the principal's previous acquiescence to the exercise of similar authority.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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