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Primary Powers

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The principal authority given by a principal to his agent. It differs from "mediate powers." Story, Ag. §58.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Main or principal powers as distinguished from incidental or mediate powers.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The principal authority given by a principal to his agent: it differs from mediate powers. Story, A g. § 58.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The principal authority given by a principal to his agent It differs from "mediate powers." Story, Ag. § 58. As to primary "Conveyance," "Election," "Evidence," and "Obligation," see those titles.

Defined under Primary in Black's Law Dictionary.