detriment

  • 51detriment — det•ri•ment [[t]ˈdɛ trə mənt[/t]] n. 1) loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury 2) a cause of loss or damage • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME (< MF) < L dētrīmentum loss, damage =dētrī (see detritus) + mentum ment …

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  • 52detriment — /ˈdɛtrəmənt / (say detruhmuhnt) noun 1. loss, damage, or injury. 2. a cause of loss or damage. {Latin dētrīmentum loss, damage} …

  • 53detriment — As consideration for a contract, some forbearance, loss, or responsibility, given, suffered, or undertaken by the party; any prejudice suffered or agreed to be suffered by a contracting party other than such as he is at the time of contracting… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 54detriment to promisee — In contracts, consideration offered by promisee to promisor, especially in a unilateral contract which calls for an act from the promisee though the promisor may revoke his offer before the completion of the act. See also consideration culpa in… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 55detriment to promisee — In contracts, consideration offered by promisee to promisor, especially in a unilateral contract which calls for an act from the promisee though the promisor may revoke his offer before the completion of the act. See also consideration culpa in… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 56legal detriment — n: detriment (2) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. legal detriment …

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  • 57(to) the detriment of somebody — to the detriment of sb/sth | to sb/sth s detriment idiom resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth • He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health. Main entry: ↑detrimentidiom …

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  • 58(to) the detriment of something — to the detriment of sb/sth | to sb/sth s detriment idiom resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth • He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health. Main entry: ↑detrimentidiom …

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  • 59(to) somebody detriment — to the detriment of sb/sth | to sb/sth s detriment idiom resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth • He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health. Main entry: ↑detrimentidiom …

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  • 60(to) something's detriment — to the detriment of sb/sth | to sb/sth s detriment idiom resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth • He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health. Main entry: ↑detrimentidiom …

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