Ratification is an affirmation by the principal of an unauthorized agreement by a person acting as an agent with a third party.

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Ratification occurs when the principal (the person who appointed the agent) gives approval to an agreement that was made by an agent without the principal's prior authorization. This can occur through words, actions, or even silence on the part of the principal. Once ratified, the agreement becomes legally binding just as if it had been made with the principal's consent from the beginning.

Ratification Is an Affirmation by the Principal of an Unauthorized