Legal Definition and Related Resources of At
Meaning of At
The word “at” is generally used as a word of limitation, but its meaning is governed by the context, which determines whether it is to be used in an inclusive or exclusive sense. As applied to place, it means a relation of proximity to; nearness; near; about. 70 111. App. 242. In its customary acceptation, the word “at,” used as descriptive of time, is generally understood to mean “at the time of,” not before or after. 154 111. 247.
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This definition of At is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Concept of “At”
Traditional meaning of at in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) Hath; and.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “At”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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