definition
Example Sentences
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The courts have expanded their definition of concepts like conflict, independence, and control beyond the traditional legal anchors in ownership, voting power, or contractual rights.
From Barron's
"Most studies count extreme events or measure how severe they are, but by definition extremes are rare. That gives you very few data points to study changes over time," Rateb said.
From Science Daily
“He’s half asleep and he lacks clarity and definition,” Hiddleston says.
From Los Angeles Times
The basics of a no-spend—or low-spend, depending on your personal definition—challenge are just that: for a predetermined period of time, you abstain from nonessential purchases.
From Salon
Some traders are finding out that definitions are of the utmost importance.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
