Direct

Definition - Transitive Verb
1  : to order with authority <the testator ~ed that the car go to his niece>
2  : to order entry of (a verdict) without jury consideration <the court ~ed a verdict in favor of the defendant>
3  : to act as director of
: to act as director

Definition - adj
1 a  : stemming immediately from a source <~ costs> <a ~ claim>
compare derivative
b  : being or passing in a straight line from parent to offspring
: See also lineal<a ~ ancestor>
compare collateral
2  : marked by absence of any intervening agency, instrumentality, or influence <~ consequences>
3  : effected by the action of the people or the electorate and not by representatives <~ democracy>
4  : characterized by close logical, causal, or consequential relationship <a ~ interest in the outcome of the litigation>



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slight negligence

failure to exercise the great degree of care typical of an extraordinarily prudent person


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