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WORKPLACE

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The general area at one's place of employment. The office environment. … [Read more...]

WORKS

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This term means sometimes a mill, factory, or other establishment for performing industrial labor of any sort and sometimes a building, structure, or erection of any kind upon land, as in the civil law phrase "new works." New works. A term of the civil law comprehending every sort of edifice or other structure which is newly commenced on a given estate or lot Its importance … [Read more...]

WORLD

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A planet, such as earth. May also refer to the entirety of a community or area or niche. This term sometimes denotes all persons whatsoever who may have, claim, or acquire an Interest in the subject matter; as in saying that a judgment in rem binds "all the world." … [Read more...]

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