noun
apparent authority
Legal term referring to a situation where a principal is bound by an agent's act because the principal's conduct led a third party to reasonably believe the agent had authority.
表見代理が成立するためには、相手方が善意無過失であることが必要です。
For apparent authority to be established, the other party must be acting in good faith and without negligence.
Compound of 表見 (apparent, visible) and 代理 (agency, representation). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of 'apparent authority'.