Pass

Definition - Intransitive Verb
1 a  : to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion <the Supreme Court ~ed on a statute>
b  : to be legally issued <judgment ~ed by default>
2  : to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another <title ~es to the buyer>
1  : to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend)
2 a  : to get the approval of <the bill ~ed the House>
b  : to give approval or legal sanction to <the House ~ed the bill>
3  : to transfer the right to or interest in <the sale ~es the title to the goods>
4  : to put in circulation <~ bad checks>
compare utter
5  : to pronounce (as a sentence or judgment) judicially <the court ~ed a severe sentence>



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collateral negligence

negligence on the part of an independent contractor that is not connected with a manner of working or risk ordinarily associated with particular work and for which the employer of the contractor is not liable


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