Utility

Definition - Noun
1  : fitness for some purpose or worth to some end
2 a  : See also public utility
b  : a service or commodity provided by a public utility <paid for rent and utilities>
also
: equipment or material used in providing such a service or commodity <an 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 companies <utilities performed poorly>



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a clause in a constitution prohibiting the government from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law


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