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occupier

see OCCUPIER'S LIABILITY.
Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

OCCUPIER. One who is in the enjoyment of a thing.
     2. He may be the occupier by virtue of a lawful contract, either express or implied, or without any contract. The occupier is, in general, bound to make the necessary repairs to premises he occupies the cleansing and repairing of drains and sewers, therefore, is prima facie the duty of him who occupies the premises. 3 Q. B. R. 449; S. C. 43 Eng. C. L. R. 814.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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* Chronicling the makings of the Occupy movement, McKee shows how nonprofits like Creative Time, artist networks like Art and Revolution, magazines like Tidal, and exhibitions like Democracy in America (2008) made Occupy possible.
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The name Occupy refers to the group's intention to occupy the area in which it is protesting for an undetermined amount of time.
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The Occupy Wall Street movement is a response by the people because government has become of, by, and for the 1 percent.
Occupy's legacy seemed destined to be that of a well-intentioned group of young people with an aimless, disorganized message and few viable solutions.
According to local media, the march was "in solidarity with Occupy Oakland and against corruption."
The Bronx Children's Psychiatric Center will occupy the entire third floor of the 107,000 s/f building.
In six days, Israel had quadrupled its size and came to occupy the remainder of Palestine (Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza) as well as lands from neighboring Arab states (the Golan Heights and Sinai Peninsula).