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scope of employment

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scope of employment. The range of reasonable and foreseeable activities that an employee engages in while carrying out the employer’s business; the field of action in which a servant is authorized to act in the master–servant relationship. See RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR. Cf. COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT; ZONE OF EMPLOYMENT . [Cases: Master and Servant 302.]

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port

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port. 1. A harbor where ships load and unload cargo. [Cases: Navigable Waters 14. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 37.] 2. Any place where persons and cargo are allowed to enter a country and where customs officials are stationed. — Also termed (in sense 2) port of entry. foreign port. 1. One exclusively within the jurisdiction

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negligent infliction of emotional distress

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negligent infliction of emotional distress. The tort of causing another severe emotional distress through one’s negligent conduct. • Most courts will allow a plaintiff to recover damages for emotional distress if the defendant’s conduct results in physical contact with the plaintiff or, when no contact occurs, if the plaintiff is in the zone of danger.

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sea

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sea. 1. The ocean (on the sea). 2. A large landlocked part of the ocean; a large body of salt water smaller than a regular ocean (the Mediterranean Sea). 3. The ocean swell (a rough sea). 4. An extremely large or extended quantity (a sea of documents). free seas. See high seas. high seas. The

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zero coupon bond

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zone of employment. Workers’ compensation. The physical place of employment within which an employee, if injured there, can receive compensation. Cf. COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT; SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 604–618, 710–755. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 365–373, 376–387, 425–432, 435–447.]

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