Stares
Definitions
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of stare, meaning to look fixedly or intently.
She stares at the contract terms before signing.
Forms
- stare
- staring
- stared
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Commentary
"Stares" is typically a verb form. In legal texts, it rarely has substantive meanings beyond its base verb usage; attention is usually on 'stare' related concepts such as 'stare decisis.'
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