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Benefit
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benefit of clergy
benefit of clergy term originally applied to the exemption of Christian clerics from criminal prosecution in the secular courts. The privilege was established by the 12th cent., and it extended only to the commission of felonies. The ecclesiastical courts did not inflict capital punishment except... Read more |
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Retirement benefits
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Welfare
WELFARE Government benefits distributed to impoverished persons to enable them to maintain a minimum standard of well-being. Providing welfare benefits has been controversial throughout U.S. history. Since the colonial period, government welfare policy has reflected the belief that the indigent... Read more |
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis MONETARY VALUATION AGGREGATION THE SUBORDINATION OF OTHER VALUES BIBLIOGRAPHY The process of cost-benefit analysis, or CBA, enables analysts to exploit a set of analytical economic and econometrics tools to evaluate project investments and policy options. It has been... Read more |
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs federal executive department established to operate programs to benefit veterans and their families. The department was established in 1989; its predecessor was an independent agency, the Veterans Administration, which had been created in 1930. The... Read more |
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liming
liming , application to the soil of calcium in various forms, generally as ground limestone, but also as marl, chalk, shells, or hydrated lime. Lime benefits soil by neutralizing acidity, improving texture, and increasing the activity of soil microorganisms. It enables bacteria on the roots of... Read more |
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Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions A UK government department formed in 2001 from parts of the former Department of Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security. It is responsible for helping unemployed people back into work and for administering unemployment benefit and other... Read more |
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canon law
canon law in the Roman Catholic Church, the body of law based on the legislation of the councils (both ecumenical and local) and the popes, as well as the bishops (for diocesan matters). It is the law of the church courts and is formally distinguished from other parts of ecclesiastical law, such as... Read more |
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Diversity
DIVERSITY. Diversity, as a word or concept, can apply to rocks, plants, animals, people, systems of law, and much else. In the United States, since the 1970s, its immediate reference, if the word is presented with nothing more to specify it, is to the diversity of races, ethnic groups, and language... Read more |
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