"Pro Se By Proxy"- The authority to act for another as an instrument of "on one's own behalf"

Pro Se By Proxy- PRO SE - Lat. "for himself" "on one's own behalf" A person who represents himself in court

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 (prks)

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.

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[Middle English proccy, contraction of earlier procracie, annual payment to a prelate, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin prcrtia, alteration of Latin prcrti, from prcrtus, past participle of prcrre, 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 placeholder, procurator 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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