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A charlatan, basically. The kind of knave who tells you, ''after'' having concluded a transaction with you, that he is in fact acting as [[agent]] for someone else, in doing so trying to claim he is not himself [[principal|principally]] liable for the legal consequences of what he has done. | A charlatan, basically. The kind of knave who tells you, ''after'' having concluded a transaction with you, that he is in fact acting as [[agent]] for someone else, in doing so trying to claim he is not himself [[principal|principally]] liable for the legal consequences of what he has done. | ||
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===[[Undisclosed principal]]=== | ===[[Undisclosed principal]]=== | ||
This should be contrasted with the fellow who tells you in good time he’s an [[agent]], all right, but just not for ''whom''. More about that fellow can be found [[undisclosed principal|here]] | This should be contrasted with the fellow who tells you in good time he’s an [[agent]], all right, but just not for ''whom''. More about that fellow can be found [[undisclosed principal|here]] (in short, though, he too is ''effectively'' liable as principal (even if technically still an agent), at least until he’s told you who his client is). | ||
{{seealsoagent}} | {{seealsoagent}} | ||