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LEGAL AGENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Profession: Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- attorney
1, record 1, English, attorney
correct, Canada, Ontario, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mandatary 2, record 1, English, mandatary
correct, Quebec
- legal agent 3, record 1, English, legal%20agent
correct
- attorney in fact 4, record 1, English, attorney%20in%20fact
- advocate 5, record 1, English, advocate
correct, noun, Great Britain, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Person who receives a power of representation by virtue of a mandate. 6, record 1, English, - attorney
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"advocate", "legal counsel", "member of the bar", "attorney": person entered on the Roll. 7, record 1, English, - attorney
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term advocate is today the title of counsel in Scotland ... 8, record 1, English, - attorney
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
advocate: of a civil law jurisdiction. 9, record 1, English, - attorney
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos and from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 10, record 1, English, - attorney
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mandataire
1, record 1, French, mandataire
correct, masculine and feminine noun, Canada, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fondé de pouvoir 2, record 1, French, fond%C3%A9%20de%20pouvoir
correct, masculine noun, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
- procureur 3, record 1, French, procureur
correct, masculine noun, Ontario, Quebec
- procureure 3, record 1, French, procureure
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mandataire : Projet de loi cité : The Powers of Attorney Act, Bill 3, (3rd reading), 4th Session, 31st Legislature (Man.), page 1. 4, record 1, French, - mandataire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«avocat», «conseiller juridique», «membre du Barreau», «procureur» : quiconque est inscrit au Tableau. 5, record 1, French, - mandataire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«Advocate» est l'avocat en Écosse. 6, record 1, French, - mandataire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización de la profesión (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- abogado
1, record 1, Spanish, abogado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- procurador 2, record 1, Spanish, procurador
correct, masculine noun
- mandatario 3, record 1, Spanish, mandatario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En la mayoría de los países de habla inglesa se emplean los términos lawyer o attorney (llamado igualmente attorney-at-law en los Estados Unidos) para referirse a los letrados o abogados en general [...]. En Inglaterra y Gales la profesión tiene dos ramas: la de los barristers y la de los solicitors [...]. Los solicitors son letrados cuya función principal es asesorar a sus clientes en la solución de los problemas jurídicos que tengan [...]. Los barristers o barristers-at-law son la élite de la profesión, ya que gozan del monopolio o derecho exclusivo para ejercer la abogacía ante los tribunales superiores de Inglaterra y Gales [...] 4, record 1, Spanish, - abogado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abogado: Reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos y de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 5, record 1, Spanish, - abogado
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