vicariously

The mates regularly relieved each other at the watches, and for aught that could be seen to the contrary, they seemed to be the only commanders of the ship; only they sometimes issued from the cabin with orders so sudden and peremptory, that after all it was plain they but commanded vicariously. Yes, their supreme lord and dictator was there, though hitherto unseen by any eyes not permitted to penetrate into the now sacred retreat of the cabin.

Instead of resenting the tone which his brother had taken with him, Geoffrey instantly descended from the pedestal of glory on which he stood, and placed himself without a struggle in the hands which vicariously held his destiny--otherwise, the hands which vicariously held the purse.

My sister having so much to do, was going to church vicariously; that is to say, Joe and I were going.

So Eppie was reared without punishment, the burden of her misdeeds being borne vicariously by father Silas.

Matt did that, it was his business; yet White Fang divined that it was his master's food he ate and that it was his master who thus led him vicariously. Matt it was who tried to put him into the harness and make him haul sled with the other dogs.

"She lived vicariously through me," says former thatcher Joe.

In most cases, the employment relationship would deem the employer to be vicariously liable for the employees' wrongful acts in instances where the wrongful act was committed, for example, during the employee's contracted hours, at the premises of the employer and was somehow related to the nature and field of his work.

The Court was asked to decide whether the Company was vicariously liable for Mr Major's actions.

Morrisons said it could not be held directly or vicariously liable for the criminal misuse of the data, and that any other conclusion would be grossly unjust.

The DAP leader was responding to Najib's call for authorities to open fresh investigations into all the murders that were either linked directly or vicariously to him.

A show must be realistic enough for the audience to believe the story is real and vicariously experience the emotions of the onscreen cast while having enough fantasy for the audience to be able to romanticize about their own love stories.

The detailed judgment said: 'A person who is disqualified to be king can nevertheless be given a freehand to operate as a kingmaker, who may despite lacking qualification and without going through the electoral process, act as a puppet master pull the strings and exercise political power vicariously would amount to making a complete mockery of the Constitution, the legislative process, the law, the government and values that we hold so dear and have consciously worked for, defended and incorporated in the Constitution.'