official capacity
Authorized position held
Official capacity refers to actions taken or statements made as part of one's formal role or position, as opposed to personal or private acts.
A police officer testifying in an official capacity speaks as a representative of the department.
The distinction matters legally: officials may have immunity for acts performed in their official capacity but not for personal conduct.
She attended the funeral in her official capacity as mayor.
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- legal authorityPower conferred by law
- judgeOne who decides
- ombudsmanPublic complaints investigator
mayor · fiduciary · mandate · envoy · administrator · public servant · sworn oath · commissioner · duty · duty of care · liability · conflict of interest · delegate · governance · accountability · prerogative · stewardship · clerk
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
official capacitygoing rogue
Acting independently, against authority
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