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authorized capital stock.See capital stock (1) under STOCK.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized capital.See nominal capital under CAPITAL.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorize,vb.1. To  give legal authority; to empower <he authorized the employee to act for him>.2.  To  formally  approve;  to  sanction  <the  city  authorized  the  construction  project>.  — authorization,n[Blacks Law 8th]

authorization  clause.Patents.  A  Patent  Act  provision  directing  that  if  a  person  uses  or manufactures something protected by a valid U.S. patent, acts on behalf of the U.S. government, and acts with the government’s authori-zation or consent, the U.S., not the person, is deemed the infringing  user  or  manufacturer.  •  If  an  infringing  act  is  done …

authority by estoppel.See apparent authority under AUTHORITY(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

authority. 1. The right or permission to act legally on another’s behalf; esp., the power of one person to affect another’s legal relations by acts done in accordance with the other’s manifestations of assent; the power delegated by a principal to an agent <authority to sign the contract>. — Also termed power over other persons.…

authoritative precedent.See binding precedent under PRECEDENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

author.  1.Copyright. The  person  who  creates  an  expressive  work,  or  the  person  or  business that  hires  another  to  create  an  expressive  work.  •  In  copyright  law,  “author”  applies  to  a  broad range  of  occupations,  including  writers,  artists,  programmers,  choreographers,  and  translators. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property    41(1).] 2. One from whom a right or title…

authenticum  (aw-then-t<<schwa>>-k<<schwa>>m).Roman  &  civil  law.  1.  An  original instrument.  2.  (cap.)  A  Latin  version  of  134  Novels  promulgated  by  Justinian  mostly  in  Greek between A.D. 535 and 556. — Also termed Authenticae.[Blacks Law 8th]

authentic interpretation.See INTERPRETATION.[Blacks Law 8th]