'Use' as a contextual term governs whether possession or benefit qualifies as use under statute. The term use denotes employing or enjoying an item to obtain benefit, utility or advantage and covers both the act of employment and the state of being employed. It has no single fixed meaning and must be determined from the specific statutory, contractual or factual context. Use may be satisfied by enjoyment, holding, occupancy, possession or other forms of deriving benefit and does not necessarily require visible change in the form or substance of the item.
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"Use" as a contextual term governs whether possession or benefit qualifies as use under statute.
The term use denotes employing or enjoying an item to obtain benefit, utility or advantage and covers both the act of employment and the state of being employed. It has no single fixed meaning and must be determined from the specific statutory, contractual or factual context. Use may be satisfied by enjoyment, holding, occupancy, possession or other forms of deriving benefit and does not necessarily require visible change in the form or substance of the item.
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