on someone's account

English

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Adverb

on someone's account (not comparable)

1. For someone's sake.
2. According to someone's interpretation or account.
   • 2021, Torres v. Madrid (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19-292), Justice Gorsuch dissenting:

     On the majority's account, a Fourth Amendment "seizure" takes place whenever an officer "merely touches" a suspect.