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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Behalf \Be*half"\, n. [OE. on-behalve in the name of bihalven by the side of fr AS healf half, also side part: akin to G. halb half, halber on account of See {Be-}, and {Half}, n.] Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication. In behalf of his mistress's beauty. --Sir P. Sidney. Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf of his nation. --Clarendon. {In behalf of}, in the interest of {On behalf of}, on account of on the part of From WordNet r 1.6 [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 advantage or 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"
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