occupier's liability — the liability of the occupier of land, buildings and other premises to those coming on to the premises. The English law has gone through a number of phases resulting in matters now being regulated by the Occupiers Liability Acts 1957 and 1984.… … Law dictionary
occupant — oc·cu·pant / ä kyə pənt/ n 1: one who occupies a particular place an occupant of the car the occupant of the apartment 2: one who acquires title by occupancy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
occupier — index citizen, denizen, domiciliary, habitant, inhabitant, inmate, lessee, lodger, occupant … Law dictionary
occupant — [n] person who resides in a place addressee, denizen, dweller, holder, householder, incumbent, indweller, inhabitant, lessee, occupier, possessor, renter, resident, resider, tenant, user; concept 414 Ant. displaced person … New thesaurus
occupier — [[t]ɒ̱kjʊpaɪə(r)[/t]] occupiers N COUNT The occupier of a house, flat, or piece of land is the person who lives or works there. [FORMAL] → See also owner occupier. Syn: occupant … English dictionary
occupant — noun Syn: resident, inhabitant, owner, householder, tenant, leaseholder, lessee; Brit. occupier, owner occupier … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
occupant — noun 1) the occupants of the houses Syn: resident, inhabitant, owner, householder, tenant, renter, leaseholder, lessee; addressee, occupier; formal dweller 2) the first occupant of the post Syn: incumbent … Thesaurus of popular words
occupant — Synonyms and related words: addressee, artist in residence, boarder, denizen, dweller, habitant, hirer, homesteader, house detective, householder, incumbent, inhabitant, inhabiter, inmate, inpatient, intern, leaseholder, lessee, live in maid,… … Moby Thesaurus
occupant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tenant, lodger, transient, occupier, inhabitant, roomer. See possession. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lessee, inhabitant, renter; see resident , tenant . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. resident,… … English dictionary for students
occupant — [[t]ɒ̱kjʊpənt[/t]] occupants 1) N COUNT The occupants of a building or room are the people who live or work there. Most of the occupants had left before the fire broke out... The filing cabinets had all gone with the previous occupants. Syn:… … English dictionary
occupant — n.; (also possessor) (for the time) , occupier, holder, tenant … New dictionary of synonyms
