Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
laying off — Suspending or terminating the employment of workers because there is no work for them to do. If the laying off involves a permanent termination of employment, redundancy payments will be involved … Big dictionary of business and management
laying-off season — /leɪɪŋ ˈɒf sizən/ (say laying of seezuhn) noun that period of the year during which seasonal workers, as cane cutters, fruit pickers, etc., are laid off …
laying off — stopping, pausing; dismissing of workers, cutting back on the number of workers … English contemporary dictionary
laying-off — Terminating workers because there is no work … American business jargon
laying out — Locating and establishing a new highway. Borrowdale v Board of County Comrs. 23 NM 1, 163 P 721. See laying off … Ballentine's law dictionary
Laying worker bee — A laying worker bee is a worker bee that lays unfertilized eggs usually in the absence of a queen bee. Only drones develop from the eggs of laying worker bees (with some exceptions, see thelytoky). A beehive cannot survive with only a laying… … Wikipedia
Laying on of hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off one's hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay off — phrasal verb Word forms lay off : present tense I/you/we/they lay off he/she/it lays off present participle laying off past tense laid off past participle laid off 1) [transitive] to end someone s employment, especially temporarily, because there … English dictionary
