Benefit
111benefit of the doubt — the advantage derived from doubt about guilt, a possible error, or the weight of evidence * * * a favorable opinion or judgment adopted despite uncertainty. [1840 50] * * * benefit of the doubt noun Presumption of innocence when culpability is… …
112benefit of clergy — 1. the rites or sanctions of a church. 2. formal marriage: living together without benefit of clergy. 3. the privilege claimed by church authorities to try and punish, by an ecclesiastical court, any member of the clergy accused of a serious… …
113benefit society — an association of persons to create a fund, either by dues or assessments, for the assistance of members and their families in case of sickness, death, etc. Also called benefit association. [1835 45] * * * …
114Benefit year — A Benefit year is used to define the year in which benefits are paid in the United Kingdom. It runs from the first Sunday in January until the Saturday before the first Sunday in January [1]. It is different from a UK tax year. References ^… …
115benefit from — phr verb Benefit from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑treatment …
116benefit-to-risk — adj. Benefit to risk is used with these nouns: ↑ratio …
117benefit of the doubt — See the benefit of the doubt …
118benefit of clergy — 1》 exemption of the English clergy and nuns from the jurisdiction of the ordinary civil courts (abolished in 1827). 2》 ecclesiastical sanction or approval. → benefit …
119benefit taxation — A form of taxation in which taxpayers pay tax according to the amounts of benefit that they receive from the system. Such a system of taxation is, in practice, very difficult to apply unless specific charges are made for specific services, as… …
120benefit of clergy — ben′efit of cler′gy n. 1) rel the rites or sanctions of a church: living together without benefit of clergy[/ex] 2) rel the medieval privilege of clerics to be tried by ecclesiastic rather than secular courts • Etymology: 1480–90 …
