jogosító

Jogosító is a Hungarian term used primarily in administrative and legal language to denote an instrument or document that authorizes a person to act or proves that the holder has a certain entitlement. In practice, it is most often encountered in compounds such as jogosító okmány, which refers to documents that certify identity or grant permission for a specific action.

Commonly, the concept covers documents that serve both as identification and as authorization. Examples include identity documents and travel documents that function as proof of identity as well as authorization, such as a személyi igazolvány (ID card), útlevél (passport), and, in many contexts, a vezetői engedély (driving license). The phrase jogosító okmány is widely used in official forms, border control, banking, and other settings where permission to perform a transaction or to enter a controlled area is required.

Qualified usage and related terms: The term can be extended with other nouns to name particular authorities or documents, for instance a jogosító hatóság (authorizing authority) or a more general jogosító dokumentum (authorization document). The emphasis is on the function of granting rights or permissions rather than merely identifying the holder.

Etymology and note: The word derives from the root jog (law/right) with the suffix -osító, which forms agents or instruments that cause or confer a certain effect. As a standalone noun, jogosító is less common; it is most often encountered in compound forms such as jogosító okmány.