time

time
I noun age, chronology, duration, end of the matter, era, extent, interlude, interim, interval, period, tenancy, tenure, term associated concepts: time being of the essence, time certificate, time deposit, time fixed by agreement, time of absence, time of adjudication, time of bankruptcy, time of injury, time of memory, time option, time policy, time studies, timetables II index annum, chance (fortuity), date (noun), date (verb), duration, life (period of existence), lifetime, occasion, opportunity, period, phase (period), point (period of time), term (duration), timeliness

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


time
n.
(1) Duration; how long it takes to do something.
(2) A specific moment.

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


time
n. A measure of continuity, or duration.
2 A certain point in a given duration when something is said to have occurred.
3 Slang. The period of incarceration of a convicted criminal.
See also reasonable time.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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