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How to Say "attorney-in-fact" in Spanish

The Spanish word forattorney-in-factis mandatarioC1 level.

English → SpanishC1
nounC1formal
technical legal term
One person handing a signed document to another person to act on their behalf.

Examples

El mandatario firmó el contrato en mi nombre.

The proxy signed the contract on my behalf.

Actuó como mandatario en la gestión de la herencia.

He acted as a representative in managing the inheritance.

The Mandate Connection

This word comes from the idea of receiving an order (a mandate). The person giving the order is the 'mandante,' and the one carrying it out is the 'mandatario'.

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