Define: Directly or Indirectly

The meaning of “Directly or Indirectly” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is ‘Directly or Indirectly’ defined in a legal contract?

  • Directly or Indirectly means acting alone or alongside or on behalf of any other group or entity in any capacity whether as a partner, manager, contractor, consultant, or otherwise.
    Seen in 54 SEC filings
  • Directly or Indirectly means acting either in unison or on behalf of another, alone or in partnership, as a holder of interest or as an officer, employee or consultant to another.
    Seen in 29 SEC filings
  • Directly or Indirectly means undertaking actions as an individual, through others, or in the capacity of a partner, shareholder, officer, or consultant for any other entity.
    Seen in 13 SEC filings
  • Directly or Indirectly means functioning as an individual, partner, shareholder, officer, agent, consultant, or in any other relationship or capacity.
    Seen in 13 SEC filings
  • Directly or Indirectly means conducting action on your own behalf alone, jointly, or on behalf of any other person, whether as a partner, manager, employee, consultant or investor.
    Seen in 10 SEC filings
  • Directly or Indirectly means acting on your own or as an officer, director, shareholder or consultant of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or any other entity.
    Seen in 8 SEC filings
  • Directly or Indirectly means taking action either alone or in partnership with any other person, firm or company, or as a holder of any interest or as an employee, agent, representative, or consultant.
    Seen in 8 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Directly or Indirectly means acting alone, jointly, or in another’s stead, in any role or relationship.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When defining the scope of involvement in a business deal or partnership.
  • When establishing boundaries for responsible parties in a contractual agreement.

Relevant Sectors

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What is the most popular definition of 'Directly or Indirectly'?

Directly or Indirectly means acting alone, jointly, or in another's stead, in any role or relationship.