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LEGAL TERMS

• ASSIGNOR: A person who assigns a right, whether or not he/she is the original
owner thereof.
• ATTACHMENT: In most actions for the recovery of money the plaintiff may have the
property of the defendant ‘attacched’ as security for the satisfaction
of the judgment that may be recovered.
• ATTEST: To bear witness to fact; to afirm to be true or genuine.
• ATTESTATION CLAUSE: The statement in a will that verifies that two persons have
witnessed, by their signature, the signing of the will by the

testator. Or, it can be the verification of the testator’s
acknowledgment that he or she signed the instrument.
• ATTESTATION OF A WILL: The act of subscribing one’s name as a witness to the
execution of a will.
• ATTORNEY-AT-LAW: The officer of the court and a member of the bar. He/ she is
empowered to give legal advice and to the conduct proceeding
on behalf of others.
• ATTORNEY-IN-FACT: A person who is authorized by another to act in the latter’s
behalf. An attorney in fact is not necesarily a member of the bar.

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