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• like work — Under Section 1 of the Equal Pay Act 1970, where a worker of one gender is engaged in like work (work of the same or broadly the same nature), if her job is rated as equivalent (under a proper non discriminatory job evaluation study) or is of… …   Law dictionary

• like-kind exchange — n. An exchange of an item of property for another item of property of a similar type and value, usually nontaxable. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. like kind exchange …   Law dictionary

• like-kind property — Property that is similar to property being sold in a 1031 exchange. Property must be like kind to be eligible for an exchange, but that does not mean it need be similar. Properties must simply be of the same nature or character (meaning both are… …   Law dictionary

• like–kind exchange — n: an exchange of business or investment property of the same kind, class, or character and excluding securities that is made pursuant to section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and is thus exempt from taxation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… …   Law dictionary

• like — I adjective akin, alike, allied to, analogous, approaching, approximate, close, cognate, common to, comparable, comparative, congeneric, congruous, equal, equivalent, identical, illustrative, imitative, implicatory, implying, inferential, near,… …   Law dictionary

• like better — index prefer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• like in degree — index coequal, equal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• like in quantity — index coequal, equal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• like quality — index analogy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• like to — index desire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary