best practicable means
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best practicable means
A phrase which first appeared in UK legislature in both the Salmon Fishery Act 1861 and Alkali Act Amendment 1874, which placed a limited onus on potential polluters of public waters to render harmless the liquid and solid matter they discharged from their works using the best practicable means, within a reasonable cost.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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