behalf

  • 31behalf — In the name of; on account of; for the benefit, advantage, interest, profit, or vindication of. State v Eggerman & Co. 81 Tex 569, 572. See on his behalf …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 32behalf — [14] Behalf was compounded from the prefix be ‘by’ and the noun half, in the sense ‘side’. The latter had been used in such phrases as on my half, that is, ‘on my side, for my part’, since late Old English times, and the new compound began to… …

    Word origins

  • 33behalf — noun / bɪ.hæf, .hɑf/ Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication …

    Wiktionary

  • 34behalf — Synonyms and related words: advantage, avail, behoof, benefit, benison, blessing, boon, convenience, for, gain, good, in place of, interest, percentage, point, profit, service, use, value, welfare, well being, world of good, worth …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35behalf — be·half || bɪ hɑːf n. representing; support …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 36behalf — n. Benefit, advantage, convenience, profit, interest, account, behoof, support, defence …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 37behalf — be·half …

    English syllables

  • 38behalf — be•half [[t]bɪˈhæf, ˈhɑf[/t]] n. interest; support • in in Etymology: 1400–50; late ME; ME bihalve …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39behalf — Benefit, support, defence, or advantage …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 40behalf — Benefit, support, defence, or advantage …

    Black's law dictionary