meet the definition

Frequency: 7.514.6 per million words

To fulfill the criteria of a definition.

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Examples (10)

  • To be considered a hate crime, the act must meet the legal definition.
  • The newly discovered celestial body barely met the definition of a planet.
  • Their startup does not yet meet the definition of a 'small business' for tax exemption.
  • It's debatable whether this act truly meets the definition of altruism.
  • A patient's symptoms must meet a specific definition to be diagnosed with the syndrome.
  • Does this piece of software meet the definition of 'artificial intelligence'?
  • If an organism meets the definition of an invasive species, we must take immediate action.
  • The committee reviewed several proposals to see which ones met the definitions for funding.
  • The lawyer's goal was to prove his client's actions did not meet the definition of negligence.
  • We will only classify it as a success if the outcome meets our established definition.