21:14 Jun 8, 2013 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Agriculture | |||||||
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5 | attorneys |
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4 | procurator |
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4 | Please, read below |
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3 | attorneys-in-fact |
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2 | proxies |
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attorneys Explanation: Best to use attorney - representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf, an individual holding a "power-of-attorney" The word is mostly used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney. Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attorney |
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procurator Explanation: "One authorized to manage the affairs of another; an agent" The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, |
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proxies Explanation: sugestao |
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Please, read below Explanation: Power of attorney holders I was thinking about the phrase procuradores para esse fim" (proxies, attorneys or whoever for that purpose) what led me to the conclusion that the two people hold a power of attorney for the single purpose of signing checks and are not really attorneys, or proxies, but power of attorney holders. |
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attorneys-in-fact Explanation: e.g. 2 (dois) diretores ou 2 (dois) procuradores >>> two officers or two attorneys-in-fact Compare with: KLABIN S/A – CONSOLIDATED BYLAWS DECEMBER/2011 Article 7 - The certificates of stocks of the company shall be signed by two officers or two attorneys-in-fact with special powers, or, shall even contain facsimile signatures, in compliance with the rules issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission. http://ri.klabin.com.br/static/enu/estatuto-social.asp?idiom... |
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