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employment at will

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
em-ploy-men-t at will
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional principle of law, recognized in some jurisdictions, which holds that, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, an employment relationship can be terminated at any time by the employer or employee, for any reason or for no reason whatever.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

at will employment (alternative) at-will employment (alternative) employment-at-will (alternative)

Phrases

at-will

Questions

What does employment at will mean?
A traditional principle of law, recognized in some jurisdictions, which holds that, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, an employment relationship can be terminated at any time by the employer or employee, for any reason or for no reason whatever.

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