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Lodestar

A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.

📖 Definitions of "Lodestar"

noun
  1. 1

    A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.

  2. 2

    A guiding tenet or principle.

  3. 3

    A calculated amount to award as attorney's fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of hours spent working on a case by the reasonable hourly billing rate.

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