- half-year
- One hundred and eighty-two days, odd hours being rejected in the computation. 52 Am J1st Time § 15.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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half year — In legal computation, the period of one hundred and eighty two days; the odd hours being rejected … Black's law dictionary
