according to a/the definition

Examples (10)

• According to a strict definition of ‘assault’, she was not assaulted.
• Pluto is no longer a planet, according to the official definition adopted in 2006.
• According to the legal definition, a 'contract' must include an offer, acceptance, and consideration.
• According to a broad definition, any form of creative expression could be considered art.
• He argued that he was not technically 'late', according to the company's definition in the handbook.
• According to the textbook definition, a mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal.
• According to the accepted definition, a recession involves two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.
• Whether that counts as a 'city' depends on which standard you use; according to a historical definition, it certainly is.
• According to the standard medical definition, obesity is defined by a Body Mass Index of 30 or higher.
• This structure barely qualifies as a building, according to a very narrow definition of the term.