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par procuration — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • vicarious adjective Experienced indirectly, by imagining or watching what happens to someone else rather than doing it yourself.

Senses

par procuration is used for these senses in English:

  • per procurationem (legal) by the agency of, especially when signing a letter in place of someone else
  • vicarious Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.

vicarious — full definition

  1. adjective Experienced indirectly, by imagining or watching what happens to someone else rather than doing it yourself.
  2. adjective Acting or done on behalf of another person, or borne in another's place.
  3. adjective In law, describing liability that one party bears for the acts of another, such as an employer for an employee.

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