Constituent

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An agent’s principal.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

He who gives authority to another to act for him. The constituent is bound by the acts of his attorney, and the attorney is responsible to his constituent.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A word used as a correlative to "attorney," to denote one who constitutes another his agent or invests the other with authority to act for him. It is also used in the language of politics, as a correlative to "representative," the constituents of a legislator being those whom he represents and whose interests he is to care for in public affairs; usually the electors of his district

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

One who appoints or constitutes; the person who appoints an attorney in fact

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. constituens.] One who appoints or constitutes. The person appointing an attorney in fact is called his constituent. See Reg. Orig. 20, 21.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

he who gives authority to another to act for him. The constituent is bound with whatever his attorney does by virtue of his authority. The electors of a member of the legislature are his constituents, to whom he is responsible for his legislative acts.