Definitions
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- noun law A
party to acontract . - noun construction The party to a construction contract who is not the
contractor ; frequently theowner .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Anyway, it seems Excel is a contractee of that white-haired dude.
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If the government had contracted out the provision of health care, then passed along the collected money to the contractee for that purpose, would that have made the whole program unconstitutional?
The Volokh Conspiracy » An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen 2010
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Kuro says she will protect her contractee until the end.
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If the government had contracted out the provision of health care, then passed along the collected money to the contractee for that purpose, would that have made the whole program unconstitutional?
The Volokh Conspiracy » An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen 2010
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If the government had contracted out the provision of health care, then passed along the collected money to the contractee for that purpose, would that have made the whole program unconstitutional?
The Volokh Conspiracy » An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen 2010
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If the government had contracted out the provision of health care, then passed along the collected money to the contractee for that purpose, would that have made the whole program unconstitutional?
The Volokh Conspiracy » An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen 2010
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He did dozens of films as a contractee for Paramount he did almost all the Martin and Lewis movies; when the studio system broke down, he went freelance and did pictures like West Side Story, One, Two, Three, and Lord Love a Duck, and after 1969, he never worked again, though he lived until 1986.
American "Golden Age" Cinematographers Who Kept Working After 1970? Jaime J. Weinman 2009
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Talk about this student having a veto over whether or not the memorial would or would not happen or fantasies placing her "in charge" after the contract using her bought design was being carried out by the NPS construction-architect contractee is silly.
Pleasant Grove City v. Summum — a 10 Commandments monument in a city park does not require the city to put up some other religion's monument. Ann Althouse 2009
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KH was an RKO contractee During the Lewton period, and I think the only problems she had were during the red scare.
The Seventh Victim Ed Gorman 2008
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In theory, this allowed a studio to maintain indefinite control over an uncooperative contractee.
Camille Paglia -- a big Obama supporter -- rips his performace at Saddleback. Ann Althouse 2008
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