legal representative

English

Noun

legal representative (plural legal representatives)

1. (law) A lawyer, solicitor, etc, who acts on behalf of a client in legal matters.
2. (law) One who represents or acts on behalf of another under authority recognised by law, such as a parent or guardian of a minor, a manager of a legal person, etc.
   • 2013 October 1, “German Civil Code BGB”, in Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz‎^[1], Berlin: Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz, retrieved 2019-05-16:

     A person who is not capable of contracting or who has limited capacity to contract can neither establish nor terminate residence without the consent of his legal representative.

Synonyms

• statutory agent

Translations

lawyer who acts on behalf of a client

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• Finnish: asianajaja (fi), asiamies (fi), oikeudenkäyntiavustaja (fi), oikeudenkäyntiasiamies
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• German: rechtliche Vertretung f, Rechtsbeistand m
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one who represents another

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• Finnish: oikeudellinen edustaja, laillinen edustaja
• French: représentant légal (fr) m
• German: gesetzliche Vertreter m
• Japanese: 法定代理人
• Russian: зако́нный представи́тель (ru) m (zakónnyj predstavítelʹ)
• Thai: ผู้แทนโดยชอบธรรม (pûu-tɛɛn-dooi-chɔ̂ɔp-tam)

References

• “legal representative”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “legal representative”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.