Benefit

  • 101Benefit of clergy — Clergy Cler gy, n. [OE. clergie, clergi, clerge, OF. clergie, F. clergie (fr. clerc clerc, fr. L. clericus priest) confused with OF. clergi[ e], F. clerg[ e], fr. LL. clericatus office of priest, monastic life, fr. L. clericus priest, LL. scholar …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 102Benefit (sports) — A benefit is a match or season of activities granted by a sporting body to a loyal sportsman to boost their income before retirement.Sometimes, the beneficiary can opt to give part or all of the money to charity. An example of this is Paul… …

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  • 103Benefit of Clergy Act 1575 — The Benefit of Clergy Act 1575 (18 Eliz. I c.7), full title An Act to take away clergy from the offenders in rape and burglary, and an order for the delivery of clerks convict without purgation , was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of… …

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  • 104Benefit Offset — A reduction in the amount of benefit payments received by a member of a retirement plan which may result when the member owes money to the plan. A benefit offset is intended to adjust the retirement benefits the plan member receives, given the… …

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  • 105Benefit of clergy — One of the issues at the centre of the dispute between Henry II and the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. The benefit released *clergy, criminous clerks , from the power of secular courts regarding various charges of felony and other… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 106benefit of the doubt —    If you give someone the benefit of the doubt, you choose to believe that the person is innocent, honest or telling the truth, because there is no evidence to the contrary.     Although he found it hard to believe Tom s explanation, the teacher …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 107benefit in kind — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms benefit in kind : singular benefit in kind plural benefits in kind business British something that an employee receives from the company they work for, other than their usual pay, for example a car or health… …

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  • 108benefit in the nature of indemnity — kompensacinė išmoka statusas Aprobuotas sritis kaimo plėtra apibrėžtis Teisės aktų nustatyta tvarka fiziniams ir juridiniams asmenims teikiama finansinė parama dėl nepalankių ūkininkavimo sąlygų, ekologinio ūkininkavimo įsipareigojimų,… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 109benefit concert — noun a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause • Hypernyms: ↑benefit …

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  • 110benefit of inventory — Etymology: translation of Late Latin beneficium inventarii Roman & civil law : the right of an heir to have an inventory of his ancestor s estate made in the presence of a notary and representatives of the creditors of the estate upon the heir s… …

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