on or about. Approximately; at or around the time specified. • This language is used in pleading to prevent a variance between the pleading and the proof, usu. when there is any uncertainty about the exact date of a pivotal event. When used in nonpleading contexts, the phrase is mere jargon.
1. Generally, a change from a customary or agreed-on course of action. 2.Employment lawA departure from one’s course of employment to tend to a personal matter. • A deviation from the course of employment may be an issue in disputes about workers’ compensation or about the employer’s tort liability to third parties based on the