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Define: Within 24 hours

The meaning of “Within 24 hours” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is 'Within 24 hours' defined in a legal contract?

  • 'Within 24 hours' means the assigned professional makes physical contact with the subject within a day of the assignment from a central [organization]. Specific tasks or reports are given different time limits for resolution. Seen in 2 SEC filings.

Note: The definitions related to courtroom orders and practices, referencing a particular location have been omitted for semantic security.

Note: 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?

🤔 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

  • 'Within 24 hours' means the designated professional makes physical contact with the subject within one day of receiving assignment from a central [organization].

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Urgent assignments
  • Delivery of services, goods or communications
  • Critical incident response
  • Post-incident investigation or assessment

Relevant Sectors

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Within 24 hours means the designated professional makes physical contact with the subject within one day of receiving assignment from a central [organization].

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