To precede is to go before: “Long negotiations preceded the signing of the agreement.” To proceed is to continue doing something: “The court allowed counsel to proceed.”
A power of attorney is authorisation to act on another person’s behalf and in their name in a legal or business matter. The person granting the power of attorney is known as the grantor and the person authorised to act is the agent or attorney-in-fact….
Disclose, expose, and divulge all refer to making something known or visible, yet these words have important differences. Disclose means to reveal something, usually a factual matter, to the public that was previously kept secret, e.g. “The seller failed to disclose hidden defects in the…
Immunity and impunity are similar, but not identical, in both meaning and spelling. Immunity relates to protection from punishment, duty, liability or illness. Telecommunications companies have been granted legal immunity for cooperating in warrantless domestic wiretapping because it was ordered by the president. Impunity is…
Do not confuse arbitrator with the very similar word arbiter. An arbitrator is someone who hears evidence and renders a decision in arbitrations but not in any other type of dispute. If you have a mandatory arbitration clause in your contract you might not be…