Also see the separate article Coma. Previously, the term persistent vegetative state (PVS) was used to describe all patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. PVS has become marked by ethical and medical dilemmas, often, if not always, requiring legal assistance.
Full Definition of AGENCY. 1. a: the office or function of an agent b: the relationship between a principal and that person's agent. 2. : the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power: operation.
The law of agency is the law of delegationâi.e., the legal principles that govern the ability. of one person (the principal) to have another person (the agent) act on his behalf. Basic agency. relationships underlie virtually all commercial dealings in the modern world. For example, the.