apparent authority

Authority that a third party reasonably believes an agent has, based on the third party’s dealings with the principal, even though the principal did not confer or intend to confer the authority.

• Apparent authority can be created by law even when no actual authority has been conferred.

— Also termed ostensible authority; authority by estoppel. [Cases: Principal and Agent 99. C.J.S. Agency §§ 153–164.]

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词条贡献者

资深译员姚坚，国际知名语言学院法律翻译专业，擅长翻译各类与主权诉讼，仲裁及债务解决相关的法律文件。