let

let, n. An impediment or obstruction (free to act without let or hindrance).

let, vb.

1. To allow or permit (the court, refusing to issue an injunction, let the nuisance continue).

2. To offer (property) for lease; to rent out (the hospital let office space to several doctors). [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 20. C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant §§ 27, 202(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10), 203.]

3. To award (a contract), esp. after bids have been submitted (the federal agency let the project to the lowest bidder). [Cases: Public Contracts 11. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 8–9, 12, 16–17.]

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