means

means
means n pl but sing or pl in constr
1 a: something enabling one to achieve a desired end
a means of self-defense
b: cause (1)
2: resources (as income and assets) at one's disposal

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

means
I (funds) noun assets, finances, resource, resources, wealth, wherewithal associated concepts: means doctrine, means of knowledge, means of satisfaction, means of support II (opportunity) noun application, capacity, devices, employment, fashion, form, guise handiness, manner, measures, method, mode, serviceability, style, system, tone, usage, use, ways, wherewithal III index access (opening), appliance, conduit (channel), determinant, effects, expedient, facility (instrumentality), forum (medium), instrument (tool), instrumentality, livelihood, medium, method, mode, modus operandi, money, organ, process (course), recourse, reserve, resource, stopgap, substance (material possessions), system, tool, use, way (manner)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


means
n.
(1) Resources, especially financial.
(2) The action or method that allows something to happen.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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