subcontractor

subcontractor
subcontractor n: one (as an individual or business) that contracts to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract

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

subcontractor
n.
A person or business hired by a general contractor to perform a portion of a contracted project. See also contractor

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


subcontractor
A person or business that contracts with an independent contractor to perform some portion of the work or services on a project which the independent contractor has agreed to perform. In building construction, subcontractors may include such trades as plumbing, electrical, roofing, cement work, and plastering.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations
Category: Real Estate & Rental Property

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


subcontractor
One who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor or from another subcontractor.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


subcontractor
One who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor or from another subcontractor.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

subcontractor
n.
   a person or business which has a contract (as an "independent contractor" and not an employee) with a contractor to provide some portion of the work or services on a project which the contractor has agreed to perform. In building construction, subcontractors may include such trades as plumbing, electrical, roofing, cement work and plastering. If a subcontractor is not paid for his/her work, he/she has the right to enforce a "mechanic's lien" on the real property upon which the work was done to collect.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • subcontractor — sub‧con‧trac‧tor [ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə ǁ ˈkɑːntræktər] noun [countable] JOBS COMMERCE a person or company who is paid to do part of the work of another person or company: • Always check whether a contractor is using subcontractors, and who is liable if …   Financial and business terms

  • Subcontractor — Sub con*tract or, n. One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • subcontractor — 1842, from SUB (Cf. sub ) + CONTRACTOR (Cf. contractor) …   Etymology dictionary

  • subcontractor — ► NOUN ▪ a firm or person that carries out work for a company as part of a larger project …   English terms dictionary

  • subcontractor — [sub′kän΄trak tər; sub΄kən trak′tər] n. a person or company that assumes by secondary contract some or all of the obligations of an original contractor …   English World dictionary

  • Subcontractor — A subcontractor is an individual or in many cases a business that signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of another s contract. A subcontractor is hired by a general contractor (or prime contractor, or main contractor) to… …   Wikipedia

  • subcontractor — [[t]sʌ̱bkəntræ̱ktə(r), AM kɑ͟ːntræk [/t]] subcontractors also sub contractor N COUNT A subcontractor is a person or firm that has a contract to do part of a job which another firm is responsible for. The company was considered as a possible… …   English dictionary

  • subcontractor — UK [ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə(r)] / US [ˌsʌbˈkɑnˌtræktər] noun [countable] Word forms subcontractor : singular subcontractor plural subcontractors someone who has a job doing part of the work that another person or company has agreed to do for someone else …   English dictionary

  • subcontractor —    A person or business that has a contract (as an independent contractor and not an employee) with a general contractor to provide some portion of the work or a specialized service on a project that the general contractor has agreed to perform.… …   Business law dictionary

  • subcontractor — A person who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor. Fox v Dunning, 129 Okla 228, 255 P 582. One who agrees under contract with a principal or original contractor to construct for him some part of the structure which the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”