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util·i·ty n pl -ties1: fitness for some purpose or worth to some end2 a: public utilityb: a service or commodity provided by a public utilitypaid for rent and utilities; also: equipment or material used in providing such a service or commodityan easement limited to purposes of travel which does not include the right to install utilities — Ware v. Public Serv. Co., 412 A.2d 84 (1980)3 pl: stocks or bonds of utility companiesutilities performed poorly
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(public service) noun
public business, public company, public corporation, public industry
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(usefulness) noun
adequacy, advantage, advantageousness, applicability, avail, benefit, convenience, efficacy, employability, fruitfulness, function, helpfulness, practicality, productiveness, productivity, profit, profitability, service, serviceability, suitability, usability, use, value
foreign phrases:
- Omne magnum exemplum habet allquld ex inlquo, quod publica utllitate compensatur. — Every great example has some unfairness, which is compensated by the public utilityIII index advantage, appliance, behalf, benefit (betterment), expedience, feasibility, function, help, instrument (tool), profit, propriety (appropriateness), use, value, worth
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.1 Some society-benefiting quality.2 The ability to form some function.3 A business that forms an essential public service and that is often government regulated, such as a public-service utility, electric company, and so on.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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