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approximately, in the general time frame, in the immediate vicinity of, in the neighborhood of, more or less, somewhere about
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adv.Approximately; in the vicinity of; used to describe an act that happened around a particular time without having to specify a date or time, or something that is near a person without necessarily being physically on him or her.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A phrase used in a civil complaint or criminal charge that refers to a date or place. It is used to protect the person making the allegations of fact from being challenged as inaccurate. Thus, a complaint will read "On or about July 11, 2009, Defendant drove his vehicle negligently and without due care on or about the corner of Sunset and Vine Streets..."Category: Accidents & InjuriesCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. An expression popular in legal documents to indicate an approximate time or location.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Near; approximately; without significant variance from an agreed date.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Near; approximately; without significant variance from an agreed date.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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prep.a phrase referring to a date or place used in a complaint in a lawsuit or criminal charge if there is any uncertainty at all, in order to protect the person making the allegations of fact from being challenged as being inaccurate. Thus, a complaint will read "On or about July 11, 1994, Defendant drove his vehicle negligently and without due care on or about the corner of Sunset and Vine Streets:."
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
