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Genius is childhood recalled at will.
Charles Baudelaire

Meaning of "at will" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AT WILL

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WHAT DOES AT WILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

At-will employment

At-will employment is a term used in U.S. labor law for contractual relationships in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason, and without warning. When an employee is acknowledged as being hired "at will", courts deny the employee any claim for loss resulting from the dismissal. The rule is justified by its proponents on the basis that an employee may be similarly entitled to leave his or her job without reason or warning. In contrast, the practice is seen as unjust by those who view the employment relationship as characterized by inequality of bargaining power. At-will employment gradually became the default rule under the common law of the employment contract in most states during the late 19th century, and was endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court during the Lochner era, when members of the U.S. judiciary consciously sought to prevent government regulation of labor markets. Over the 20th century, many states modified the rule by adding an increasing number of exceptions, or by changing the default expectations in the employment contract altogether.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT WILL

at the latest
at the least
at the mercy of
at the outside
at the press
at the ready
at the request of
at the same time
at the sharp end
at the top of one´s lungs
at the top of the tree
at the wheel
at times
at two hours´ notice
at variance
at wholesale
at work
at wt
at your convenience
at your earliest convenience

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT WILL

cavalry twill
free will
free-will
general will
goodwill
ill will
iron will
living will
pigswill
poorwill
self-will
six o´clock swill
swill
twill
unwill
what you will
whippoorwill
will
with a will

Synonyms and antonyms of at will in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «at will» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT WILL

Find out the translation of at will to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at will from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at will» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

随意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a voluntad
570 millions of speakers

English

at will
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वसीयत में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الإرادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по желанию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

à vontade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à volonté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sesuka hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

am Willen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意のままに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing bakal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theo ý muốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பத்துக்கேற்ப
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इच्छेनुसार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Istekte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a volontà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

do woli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за бажанням
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la voia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατά βούληση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

na willekeur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

behag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på vilje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at will

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT WILL»

The term «at will» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.736 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT WILL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at will

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10 QUOTES WITH «AT WILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word at will.
1
Charles Baudelaire
Genius is childhood recalled at will.
2
Napoleon Bonaparte
The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
3
Benjamin N. Cardozo
The judge is not the knight-errant, roaming at will in pursuit of his own ideal of beauty or of goodness.
4
Michael Chertoff
We may have to force people to get together in terms of picking a particular type of technology and starting to build to that technology, as opposed to everybody exercising their right to buy their own system, you know, at will.
5
Nick Clegg
Liberal Democrats in government will not follow the last Labour government by sounding the retreat on the protection of civil liberties in the United Kingdom. It continues to be essential that our civil liberties are safeguarded, and that the state is not given the powers to snoop on its citizens at will.
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Robert Fripp
The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time.
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Glenn Greenwald
An elite class that is free to operate without limits - whether limits imposed by the rule of law or fear of the responses from those harmed by their behavior - is an elite class that will plunder, degrade, and cheat at will, and act endlessly to fortify its own power.
8
Ernst Haas
With photography a new language has been created. Now for the first time it is possible to express reality by reality. We can look at an impression as long as we wish, we can delve into it and, so to speak, renew past experiences at will.
9
James Joyce
I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction.
10
Eric Kandel
Memory has always fascinated me. Think of it. You can recall at will your first day in high school, your first date, your first love.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT WILL»

Discover the use of at will in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at will and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Natural Brilliance: Overcome Any Challenge...at Will
This book helps readers release their genius -- their Natural Brilliance -- and use it to overcome barriers that have blocked them in the past.
Paul R. Scheele, 2000
2
Rain Produced at Will...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Louis Gathmann, 2012
3
Fundamentals of Employment Law
Vermont At-Will Employment Vermont courts adhere to the at-will doctrine. Taylor v. National Life Insurance Co., 652 A.2d 466 (Vt. 1993) ("An employment contract for an indefinite term is an 'at-will' agreement, terminable at any time, for any ...
Karen E. Ford, Kerry E. Notestine, Richard N. Hill, 2000
4
The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law
section we will examine the legal ramifications of at-will employment as well as the various contractual arrangements. At-Will Employment An at-will employment arrangement is one in which there is no contractual commitment to a specified ...
Frank R. Kemerer, Jim Walsh, 2000
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Firing at Will: A Manager's Guide
A Manager's Guide Jay Shepherd. 2 Our Basic Obligations While you are our Sales Support and Account Manager, we will compensate you as follows: 2.1 Salary. We will pay you a base salary at an annualized rate of $50,000 a year.
Jay Shepherd, 2011
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Job Description Handbook, The
As a manager, you've probably heard the term “employment at will.” Unlike many legal terms, employment at will means just about what it sounds like: At-will employees are free to quit at any time, for any reason; and employers are free to fire ...
Margaret Mader-Clark, 2008
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Applying Psychology in Business: The Handbook for Managers ...
These employees who are unprotected are considered at-will employees. The common law rule of employment at will (EAW) means that at any time and without notice, employees may change employers. Similarly, employers can discharge at  ...
John Walter Jones, Brian D. Steffy, Douglas Weston Bray, 1991
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An Introduction to Healthcare Organizational Ethics
employment at will doctrine; the second is based on claims to a more extensive set of workers' rights. The former (traditionally an employers' perspective) has been used to limit workers' rights, the latter (a workers' perspective) to expand them.
Robert T. Hall Professor of Philosophy and Sociology at West Virginia State College, 2000
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Contracts: Examples & Explanations
Employment is at will if either party can terminate the employment at any timeforany reason. Thedefault rule undercommon lawis thatemployment is at will unless the parties agree to employment for adefinite term, or agree that employment ...
Brian A. Blum, 2007
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Manager's Legal Handbook, The
Employment. Although the law gives employers the right to fire or change the job of an at-will employee for any reason, no matter how frivolous, employers who lack a sensible basis for employment decisions take legal and practical risks.
Amy DelPo, Lisa Guerin, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT WILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at will is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jalen Brunson is going to be a problem at Villanova
He was a master at controlling the tempo of the game and was able to score in the halfcourt at will when most of his teammates had gone cold. «SB Nation, Jul 15»
2
Angela Merkel has a red and a yellow button. One ends the crisis …
The other was the Minotaur's simulacrum and its determination to hang on to its option of exiting the eurozone at will, therefore denying each ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Let us celebrate the complete unstoppable dominance of the USWNT
They could score at will, while riotously laughing, in the World Cup Final. It reminded me somewhat of the men's World Cup semifinal, when ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
4
J Murray in doubles - court 12
Players can attack at will and Djokovic especially just destroys it. John Kennedy: What a first set by #AndyMurray but #IvoKarlovic is a beast ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
5
Fiji score at will against Micronesia in Olympic qualifier, hammering …
WELLINGTON, July 5 — The Federated States of Micronesia's first appearance at an Oceania Football Confederation tournament went from ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
6
Boston Provides Fireworks in Win at Denver, Rochester Nips Ohio
... in Denver, but it was the Boston Cannons who put on a show, scoring practically at will and routing the host Outlaws 22-9 on Saturday night. «Lacrosse Magazine, Jul 15»
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Black Tusk's new songs offer good reason to rage this Thursday at
Black Tusk's new songs offer good reason to rage this Thursday at Will's Pub. Posted By Ashley Belanger on Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 9:00 AM. «Orlando Weekly, Jul 15»
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Rosemond: Childproof area where toddler can roam at will
My 24-month-old is constantly wanting to be in her newborn baby brother's face, poking and touching him. How can I help her with her jealousy ... «Lewiston Morning Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Exhibit At Will Rogers Airport Honors Fallen Soldiers
"This exhibit is great, especially during the Fourth of July weekend, to have here at Will Rogers World Airport. What a great way to show tribute ... «News On 6, Jun 15»
10
Where Parties Sprout At Will
In the just concluded by-election to RK Nagar Assembly constituency, there were 28 candidates in the fray. Of them, only two represented ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»

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