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carrier definition - legal

n

A person or commercial enterprise (such as an airline) in the business of transporting people or goods.
common carrier
. A carrier who is legally required to accept all business from the public, so long as the approved fee for the transport of passengers or freight is paid.
private carrier
A carrier who is not legally required to accept business from the public, but who is hired in particular cases to deliver passengers or goods.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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