reciprocal

reciprocal
re·cip·ro·cal /ri-'si-prə-kəl/ adj
1 a: mutual (2)
a reciprocal contract
2: characterized by correspondence or equivalence esp. in return or response with another of the same category
was prevented from obtaining reciprocal discovery of the names of the State's alibi rebuttal witnesses — Mauricio v. State, 652 N.E.2d 869 (1995); also: marked by such correspondence or equivalence between its own components
a reciprocal arrangement
3: marked by reciprocity between states
re·cip·ro·cal·ly adv

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

reciprocal
I adjective alternating, bilateral, common, commutual, complemental, complementary, contingent, correlative, corresponding, give and take, interchangeable, interconnected, interdependent, interrelated, mutual, mutuus, parallel, reciprocative, requited, responded to, retaliative, retaliatory, retributive, returned, two-sided associated concepts: reciprocal agreements, reciprocal promises, reciprocal wills II index coequal, cognate, common (shared), complement, correlate, correlative, counterpart (complement), equivalent, related, same

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


reciprocal
adj.
Mutual; affecting both parties equally; done in return for something.

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


reciprocal
Bilateral; two-sided; mutual; interchanged.

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


reciprocal
Bilateral; two-sided; mutual; interchanged.

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

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