Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
justification des pouvoirs
English translation:
proof of authority
French term
justification des pouvoirs
Any help and explanations would be really appreciated!
3 +2 | proof of authority | Pritha Bhatnagar |
4 | documentary evidence of the signatory's powers | Michel F. Morin |
4 | in a word | Bourth (X) |
Mar 21, 2011 11:37: Huw Watkins changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Tech/Engineering"
Mar 21, 2011 11:55: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Term asked" from "justification des pouvoirs [de la personne qui a signé la demande]" to "justification des pouvoirs "
Mar 21, 2011 18:33: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Petroleum Eng/Sci" to "Business/Commerce (general)"
Proposed translations
proof of authority
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cc in nyc
: proof of authority [to sign]; see http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=003bdfc4-800c-...
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merci !
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agree |
philgoddard
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merci!
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documentary evidence of the signatory's powers
See: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...
in a word
A credential is an attestation of qualification, competence, or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant or de facto authority or ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credential
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-21 12:45:50 GMT)
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If it is required to proove that the person's power of attorney is genuine by presenting the credentials of the person who issued it, would it not then be necessary to provide the credentials of the person who gave the person authority to issue the power of attorney?
It's a bit like believing in God, really (but who created God? And if God has always existed, why can't the Universe have always existed?).
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-21 12:46:32 GMT)
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Prove.
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