legal representative
3
3.9
- noun
- /ˈliːɡəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/
- Formal
:
representante legal
- The AG is actually the legal representative for the government, so in the strictest sense, what you're saying isn't true.
Examples
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This simply means that whenever a defendant or his/her legal representative does not refuse the appointed defense counsel, the court session will be carried out with the participation of the appointed counsel.
Academic text (2018) -
Here is to our new legal representative in New York.
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Unfortunately, my faithful legal representative... ...has shown no interest whatsoever.
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In accordance with that decision, Progressive worked with the Fisher family and their legal representative to resolve the claim.
Blog text (5) -
She taught herself immigration law and became a certified legal representative who could represent immigrants in court.
Blog text (18) -
The present study received ethics approval from the McMaster University Research Ethics Board, and all participants and/or their legal representatives provided informed written consent.
Academic text (2015) -
It chose to appease the parents and convened a committee that included the district's legal representative.
Academic text (2015) -
In attendance is Mr. Alfonse Capone and his legal representative, Mr. Harold V. Mattingly.
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The client was relieved to have a legal representative during the court hearing.
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Before signing the contract, he consulted with his legal representative to ensure he understood everything.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
A person who helps and represents someone in business, legal, or official matters
∞
4.6
A lawyer who gives legal advice and represents people in court
713
4.3
A lawyer who speaks for someone in court
624
3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
499
7.7
A short word for a person who speaks and works for a company
146
5.8
A lawyer who speaks for a client in court
51
7.0
A lawyer who gives legal advice, prepares legal papers, and represents people in lower courts
20
6.8
A lawyer who represents people in court cases
19
5.8
A person who acts for someone else at meetings or votes
2
9.8
A person allowed to act for someone else in legal or official matters
A person who gives legal advice and handles legal documents, often in Scotland
A person who acts for someone in talks or negotiations
How Experienced
- US
∞
4.6
- Formal
713
4.3
- US
55
3.8
- Formal
3
3.9
229
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently compositional: 'legal' (pertaining to the law) modifies 'representative' (a person acting on another's behalf), so a learner who knows both words can infer a person authorized to act legally for someone else. This construction is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun–modifier composition rather than an idiomatic shift, so it should be clear to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Legal representative comes from the simple idea of a person who 'stands in' for someone else in legal matters. The word legal shows the job is about the law and representative is like someone who 'acts for' another, so they can handle official legal business for that person.