mutual

mutual
mu·tu·al /'myü-chə-wəl/ adj
1: directed by each toward the other: reciprocal
mutual orders of protection in domestic violence cases — L. H. Schafran and Norman Wikler
2: shared in common: joint
spouses' mutual obligation to support children of their marriage — Louisiana Civil Code
3: of or relating to a plan whereby the members of an organization share in the profits and expenses; specif: of, relating to, or taking the form of an insurance method in which the policyholders constitute the members of the insuring company
mu·tu·al·ly adv

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

mutual
I (collective) adjective coadjutant, coadjutive, coadjuvant, coadunate, coalitional, collaborated, collaborative, combined, common, communal, communalistic, commutual, confederated, conjoint, cooperant, cooperative, federal, federate, federated, federative, general, in common, interdependent, joint, leagued, participatory, shared, unified, united associated concepts: mutual benefit association, mutual enterprise, mutual insurance company, mutual savings bank II (reciprocal) adjective bilateral, commutative, complemental, complementary, concurrent, correlative, correspondent, corresponding, done reciprocally, equivalent, interactive, interchanged, interrelated, mutuus, parallel, reciprocating, reciprocative, two-sided, two-way associated concepts: mutual consent, mutual covenants, mutual easements, mutual mistake, mutual promise, mutual wills III index cognate, collective, common (shared), concordant, correlative, joint, reciprocal, related

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


mutual
adj.
Held in common by both parties; reciprocal.

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


mutual
Anything in which both parties have reciprocal rights, understanding, or agreement.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

mutual
adj., adv.
   referring to anything in which both parties have reciprocal rights, understanding or agreement.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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