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undisclosed principal
undisclosed principaln. a person who uses an agent for his/her/its negotiations with a third party, often when the agent pretends to be acting for himself/herself. As a result, the third party does not know he/she can look to the real principal in any dispute. (See: principal, agent) undisclosed principal a person of whose existence a third party is unaware so that the third party does not know that the person with whom he is dealing is an agent. So far as he is concerned, the agent is really a principal dealing on his own behalf and in his own name. There is no duty on a third party to enquire whether there is an undisclosed principal. See AGENCY.Undisclosed Principal
Undisclosed PrincipalIn law, a person or company on whose behalf an agent acts, but who is not revealed. That is, the agent does not tell any other party who the undisclosed principal is. This secrecy may sometimes be necessary for a variety of reasons, such as the avoidance of some controversy. However, due to the secrecy, in the event of a dispute, the agent for the undisclosed principal may be held personally liable for the principal's actions. |