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.
An Agent is simply a representative of the government who can conduct investigations. They do not possess the special power to also arrest people. FBI agents are Special Agents because they are able to both conduct investigations and they possess the special power to make arrests.