Detriment

Detriment

detriment may refer to:

  • detriment (astrology)
  • detriment (law), an element the benefit-detriment theory of consideration in contract law

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  • détriment — [ detrimɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1236; lat. detrimentum, de deterere → détritus ♦ Vx Dommage, préjudice, tort. ♢ Mod. À (mon, son...) DÉTRIMENT; AU DÉTRIMENT DE : au désavantage, au préjudice de. « Comme Antipas jurait qu il ferait tout pour l Empereur,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • detriment — DETRIMÉNT s.n. (În loc. prep.) În detrimentul (cuiva sau a ceva) = în dauna, în paguba (cuiva sau a ceva). – Din fr. détriment, lat. detrimentum Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 16.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  detrimént s. n. (sil. tri ) Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • détriment — DÉTRIMENT. s. mas. Dommage, préjudice. Grand détriment. Notable détriment. Cela va, cela tourne au détriment du public. Causer, recevoir un notable détriment. Cela va au détriment de sa bourse.Détriment, en termes d Histoire Naturelle, se prend… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • detriment — det·ri·ment / de trə mənt/ n 1: injury loss; also: the cause of an injury or loss 2: a giving up of a thing or mode of conduct to which one is entitled that constitutes consideration for a contract – called also legal detriment; det·ri·men·tal… …   Law dictionary

  • detriment — DETRIMENT. s. m. Dommage. Grand detriment. notable detriment. cela va, cela tourne au detriment du public. causer, recevoir un notable detriment …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • detriment — Detriment, Detrimentum. Recevoir detriment, ou perte et dommage, Detrimentum capere, vel facere. Faire detriment et porter dommage, Detrimentum afferre vel inferre, vel iniungere alicui …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Detriment — Det ri*ment (d[e^]t r[i^]*ment), n. [L. detrimentum, fr. deterere, detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to rub: cf. F. d[ e]triment. See {Trite}.] 1. That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; used very… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • detriment — early 15c., from M.Fr. détriment or directly from L. detrimentum a rubbing off; a loss, damage, defeat, from pp. stem of detere to wear away, figuratively to weaken, impair, from de away (see DE (Cf. de )) + terere to rub, wear (see THROW (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • detriment — ► NOUN ▪ harm or damage: she fasted to the detriment of her health. DERIVATIVES detrimental adjective detrimentally adjective. ORIGIN Latin detrimentum, from deterere wear away …   English terms dictionary

  • Detriment — Det ri*ment, v. t. To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Other might be determined thereby. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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