Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 30

Short Answer

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-The Law

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Definitions:

Apparent Authority

A doctrine in law where a principal leads a third party to believe that an agent has the authority to act on the principal's behalf, even if the agent doesn't have actual authority.

Agency Contract

A legal agreement wherein one party (the agent) agrees to act on behalf of another party (the principal) in a business transaction or other matter.

Third Party

An individual or group not directly involved in a contract or legal transaction but could be affected by its outcome.

Agency Relationship

A legal and fiduciary relationship between two parties, where one (the agent) is authorized to act on behalf of the other (the principal) in business transactions.