Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
mu·tu·alPronunciation:
'myü-ch&-w&lFunction:
adjective 1 : directed by each toward the other
: RECIPROCAL <
mutual orders of protection in domestic violence cases —L. H. Schafran and Norman Wikler>
2 : shared in common
: JOINT mutual obligation to support children of their marriage —Louisiana Civil Code>
3 : of or relating to a plan whereby the members of an organization share in the profits and expenses; specifically : of, relating to, or taking the form of an insurance method in which the policyholders constitute the members of the insuring company —mu·tu·al·ly adverb