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Implied authority

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002514

The power of an agent to act on behalf of a principal, not explicitly granted but reasonably necessary to carry out the agent's express authority. This authority is inferred from the nature of the agency relationship, custom, or the agent's position. For instance, a manager has implied authority to hire staff within their department.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002514
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002514",
  "term": "Implied authority",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The power of an agent to act on behalf of a principal, not explicitly granted but reasonably necessary to carry out the agent's express authority. This authority is inferred from the nature of the agency relationship, custom, or the agent's position. For instance, a manager has implied authority to hire staff within their department.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/implied-authority/"
}

Record 2,435 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.