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Italian to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) / Power of attorney
Italian term or phrase:procuratore
I am unsure about how to translate "procuratore" in the sense of the person holding a power of attorney. The long form would be "holder of the power of attorney." But I am wondering whether this can be shortened (to something like "attorney" for example.) Some entries in the glossary suggest It would be acceptable, but I do wonder.
Explanation: you haven't said what type of power of attorney this is? If you establish at the beginning who the person is who has the POA then I suggest you can just use the word "agent" afterwards rather than having to write "Holder of POA" all the time
Attorney-in-fact, a person authorised to act on someone else's behalf in a legal or business matter by a power of attorney
Attorney (England and Wales), a person, who may be but is not necessarily a lawyer, who is authorised to act on someone else's behalf in either a business or a personal matter
In English Law, the name formerly given to practitioners in ecclesiastical and admiralty courts who performed duties similar to those of solicitors in ordinary courts.
In old English law, a proctor was an attorney who practiced in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts. Proctors, also known as procurators, served a similar function as solicitors in the ordinary courts of England. The title of proctor was merged with that of solicitor in 1873, but it is sometimes used in the United States to designate practitioners in probate and admiralty courts.
The use of proctors and procurators was an important step in English law because it signified the acceptance of Legal Representation. Procuration allowed one person to give power to another to act in his behalf. The proctor became the agent of the client, legally entitled to perform all actions that the client could have performed.
A "procuracy" was the writing or instrument that authorized a proctor or procurator to act. The document called a "power of attorney," which authorizes an attorney or agent to represent a person's interests, is based on this relationship. A Power of Attorney may be general, giving the agent blanket authority to perform all necessary acts for the person, or specific, limiting the agent to certain actions.
The term procuracy was shortened to proxy, which has gained a more specific meaning. A proxy is a person who is substituted or designated by another to represent her, usually in a meeting or before a public body. Shareholders in a corporation commonly use a written proxy to give someone else the right to vote their shares at a shareholders' meeting.
The word is used so heavily in Italian with so many different meanings that we are just shooting in the dark. It could very well be as you say a "special representative" which I often simply translate as an executive officer of a company.
However, Marco seems to refuse to give the context. If we could see a few lines of the text, we could stop wasting a lot of time. Mind you that is probably my intention being here, my coffee break is nearly over ;-).
The powers of a procuratore are generally more limited than those of a legal represented. Authority is not general, but limited to soecific classes of acts.
Explanation: Unless you want to take the long way and call it "person holding power of attorney." "Legal representative" describes the individual chosen and legally authorized to make decisions for someone else. The person does not need any specific legal training, just the legal authorization to act in name of somebody. That is why "attorney, (at least in the US) is too "job/training specific"
I have power of attorney for my mother and am way far from being an attorney.
Ambra Giuliani United States Local time: 20:37 Specializes in field Native speaker of: Italian, English PRO pts in category: 92
Explanation: you haven't said what type of power of attorney this is? If you establish at the beginning who the person is who has the POA then I suggest you can just use the word "agent" afterwards rather than having to write "Holder of POA" all the time
Attorney-in-fact, a person authorised to act on someone else's behalf in a legal or business matter by a power of attorney
Attorney (England and Wales), a person, who may be but is not necessarily a lawyer, who is authorised to act on someone else's behalf in either a business or a personal matter
In English Law, the name formerly given to practitioners in ecclesiastical and admiralty courts who performed duties similar to those of solicitors in ordinary courts.
In old English law, a proctor was an attorney who practiced in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts. Proctors, also known as procurators, served a similar function as solicitors in the ordinary courts of England. The title of proctor was merged with that of solicitor in 1873, but it is sometimes used in the United States to designate practitioners in probate and admiralty courts.
The use of proctors and procurators was an important step in English law because it signified the acceptance of Legal Representation. Procuration allowed one person to give power to another to act in his behalf. The proctor became the agent of the client, legally entitled to perform all actions that the client could have performed.
A "procuracy" was the writing or instrument that authorized a proctor or procurator to act. The document called a "power of attorney," which authorizes an attorney or agent to represent a person's interests, is based on this relationship. A Power of Attorney may be general, giving the agent blanket authority to perform all necessary acts for the person, or specific, limiting the agent to certain actions.
The term procuracy was shortened to proxy, which has gained a more specific meaning. A proxy is a person who is substituted or designated by another to represent her, usually in a meeting or before a public body. Shareholders in a corporation commonly use a written proxy to give someone else the right to vote their shares at a shareholders' meeting.
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