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Meaning of behalf

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  behalf
      n 1: as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as
           "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian
           signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this
           letter is written on behalf of my client";
      2: for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf'
         rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in
         your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good
         word in his friend's behalf"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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