What is AT? Definition of AT in Black's Law Dictionary
A term of considerable elasticity of meaning, and somewhat indefinite. As used to fix a time, it does not necessarily mean eo instante or the identical time named, or even a fixed definite moment. Barnett v. Strain, 151 Ga. 553, 107 S.E. 530, 532; In re Clark's Estate, 61 P.2d 1221, 1222, 17 Cal.App.2d 323; And may mean on the same day, Perry v. Gross, 172 Cal. 468, 156 P. 1031, 1032. But "at" may often express simply nearness and proximity, and consequently may denote a reasonable time. Smeltzer v. Atlanta Coach Co., 44 Ga.App. 53, 160 S.E. 665, 666. Primarily, "at" means "near" or "near to," and involves the idea of proximity. Chesapeake & 0. Ry. Co. v. Hill,
215 Ky. 222, 284 S.W. 1047, 1048, 48 A.L.R. 327; "At" a village or city may mean "near." Howell v. State, 164 Ga. 204, 138 S.E. 206, 209; Board of Trustees of Albany College v. Monteith, 64 Or. 356, 130 P. 633, 636. Depending on the context, "at" may be equivalent to "in"; Millikan v. Security Trust Co., 187 Ind. 307, 118 N.E. 568; Fayette County Board of Education v. Tompkins, 212 Ky. 751, 280 S.W. 114, 116; "toward"; State v. Cunningham, 107 Miss. 140, 65 So. 115, 117, 51 L.R.A. ( N.S.) 1179; "after"; Davis v. Godart, 131 Minn. 221, 154 N.W. 1091, 1092; "not later than"; Smith v. Jacksonville Oil Mill Co., 21 Ga.App. 679, 94 S.E. 900, 901; or be equivalent to the words on, by, about, under, over, through, from, to, etc.
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