lodestar
- noun
- /ˈloʊdˌstɑr/
:
estrella del norte
- For many, freedom and equality serve as a lodestar in the fight for civil rights.
Examples
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For example, by quickly reading (a), one might think that any fees resulting from a coupon settlement must be determined by the redemption value of the coupons and that the lodestar standard cannot be used.
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The lodestar upon whom the sextant of my heart is set.
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The percentage-of-recovery method is an alternative to the lodestar standard for determining the attorneys' fees.
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In other words, an attorney's compensation under the lodestar standard equals a reasonable number of hours times a reasonable hourly rate.
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Ursula had been kicked hard in her life, even before her parents' divorce, but had learned to land on her feet and plot her own orbit; and she kept going because her course was fixed on a lodestar that drew her on.
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The court determines the amount of compensation using the lodestar standard during the court's review of the settlement because the court must approve all class action coupon settlements.
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The lodestar standard is a particular method of determining attorneys' fees that was first introduced by the Third Circuit in 1973 and has since become the predominant basis for determining attorney fee awards.
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This holding is contrary to the Ninth Circuit's approach in re Hp Inkjet Printer Litigation, which held that the lodestar standard was prohibited in class action coupon settlements in some aspects.
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The North Star is considered a reliable lodestar for navigators at sea.
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Throughout history, travelers have used the lodestar to find their way home during dark nights.
Synonyms
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A bright star almost still in the northern sky that people use to find north
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A bright star in the north sky called the North Star that people use to find direction
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A bright star in the north sky used to find north
A star used to find direction, for example by sailors at sea
Antonyms
How Guiding
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lodestar comes from lode meaning 'way' and star, and it was the name for the North Star, a fixed star sailors used to find their direction at sea. That's why a lodestar is a real guiding star people used to follow.