SERVANT

servant

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servant. A person who is employed by another to do work under the control and direction of the employer. • A servant, such as a full-time employee, provides personal services that are integral to an employer’s business, so a servant must submit to the employer’s control of the servant’s time and behavior. See EMPLOYEE. Cf. […]

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servant

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servant n. 仆人；僱员 指受主人〔master〕僱佣，为其提供服务，且行为受主人控制或服从于主人控制权的人。因其行为受主人控制，故适用僱主责任原则〔doctrine of vicarious liability〕。它不同于独立承包人〔independent contractor〕，后者的行为不受主人控制。该词在制定法中常被赋予特定的含义，其含义在遗嘱及其他文件中受上下文的影响甚大。 (→agent; employee; fellow servant(s); master and servant; subservant)

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