Aim

Aim

What does Aim mean in American Law?

The definition of Aim in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

To intend; to attempt to hit or achieve something (e.g., “He aimed to inherit early, so he aimed the gun carefully at his uncle’s head.”). Also that which is intended to be hit or achieved.

English Legal System: Aim

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Aim : (Alternative Investment Market, AIM)

See stock exchange.

Legal Usage of Aim (with The Aim To) in English

An European Commission document offers the following explanation about the misused of Aim (with The Aim To):There are 634 instances of ‘with the aim to’ (do something) in EUR-Lex. This expression actually takes of + the gerund.

Example

‘List of specific recommendations from the Commission with the aim to reduce the administrative burden of REACH by SMEs while maintaining their ability to fulfil (sic) all REACH obligations17’.

Alternatives

with the aim of (doing something), with a view to (doing something, not do something).

Resources

Further Reading

  • David Mellinkoff, “Mellinkoff’s Dictionary of American Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1992
  • Bryan A. Garner, “A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1995

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