Legal Definition and Related Resources of Occupation
Meaning of Occupation
A vocation; the particular business , profession , trade or calling of a person , in which he is regularly or usually engaged. Also, the term denotes possession . See Bowen v Merchants Mut. Cas. Co., 107 A.2d 379, 99 N.H. 107.
Occupation Alternative Definition
That which occupies or engages the time or attention; the principal business of one’s life; vocation; employment; calling; trade. 134 111. 234. See Occupancy.
Synonyms of Occupation
(Possession), noun
- ascendancy
- authority
- charge
- command
- control
- direction
- domination
- dominion
- influence
- inhabitation
- jurisdiction
- mastery
- occupancy
- occupatio
- ownership
- power
- predominance
- predominancy
- proprietary rights
- proprietorship
- residence
- retention
- right to retain
- rule
- seizure
- superintendence
- tenure
(Possession), noun
- ascendancy
- authority
- charge
- command
- control
- direction
- domination
- dominion
- influence
- inhabitation
- jurisdiction
- mastery
- occupancy
- occupatio
- ownership
- power
- predominance
- predominancy
- proprietary rights
- proprietorship
- residence
- retention
- right to retain
- rule
- seizure
- superintendence
- tenure
(Vocation), noun
- activity
- avocation
- business
- calling
- capacity
- career
- chosen work
- craft
- employment
- enterprise
- field
- industry
- job
- line
- livelihood
- mission
- negotium
- office
- position
- profession
- pursuit
- situation
- specialty
- trade
- undertaking
- venture
- work
(Vocation), noun
- activity
- avocation
- business
- calling
- capacity
- career
- chosen work
- craft
- employment
- enterprise
- field
- industry
- job
- line
- livelihood
- mission
- negotium
- office
- position
- profession
- pursuit
- situation
- specialty
- trade
- undertaking
- venture
- work
Related Entries of Occupation in the Encyclopedia of Law Project
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Occupation in Historical Law
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Adverse Possession, Architect, Calling, Contiguity, Craft, Disturbance, Employ, Pedlar, Profession, , Real Estate Agent, , Seaman, , Total Disability, Trade, Trade Name.
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Occupation in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of occupation.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Occupation in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term occupation into Spanish: ocupación (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from engl
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- occupation in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- occupation in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
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See Also
- Legal Education
- Education
- Education Law
- Higher Education
- Vocational Training
- Training
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