Hire

Definition - Noun
1  : payment for the temporary use of something or for labor or services
2 a  : the act or an instance of hiring <from the date of ~ until now>
b  : the state of being hired
: See also employment<while he was in the ~ of the defendant>
3  : one who is hired <all new ~s will enjoy the same medical benefits>
: available for use or service in return for payment

Definition - Verb
1  : to engage the personal services of or the temporary use of for a fixed sum
2  : to grant the personal services of or the temporary use of
: to take employment



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inevitable discovery

a doctrine in criminal law: evidence obtained by methods that are unconstitutional may be admissible if it would have been inevitably discovered without the unlawful methods


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