alone without the help of a lawyer is said to appear pro se. (2) Lat. for �you lose.� also pro per
By Proxy prox·y (pr
n. pl. prox·ies
1. A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute.
2. The authority to act for another.
3. The written authorization to act in place of another.
[Middle English proccy, contraction of earlier procracie, annual payment to a prelate, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin pr
c
r
tia, alteration of Latin pr
c
r
ti
, from pr
c
r
tus, past participle of pr
c
r
re, to take care of; see procure.]
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proxy [ˈprɒksɪ]
n pl proxies
1. (Law) a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else; agent to vote by proxy
2. (Law) the authority, esp in the form of a document, given to a person to act on behalf of someone else
[prokesye, contraction of procuracy, from Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; see procure]
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Noun | 1. | proxy - a person authorized to act for another agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations |
2. | proxy - a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting power of attorney - a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent |
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proxy
noun representative, agent, deputy, substitute, factor, attorney, delegate, surrogate She sent him as her proxy to board meetings.
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