beneficence

  • 21beneficence — See: beneficent …

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  • 22beneficence — be•nef•i•cence [[t]bəˈnɛf ə səns[/t]] n. 1) the quality or state of being beneficent 2) benefaction • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < L …

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  • 23beneficence — /bəˈnɛfəsəns/ (say buh nefuhsuhns) noun 1. the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity. 2. beneficent act or gift; benefaction. {Old French, from Latin beneficentia} …

  • 24beneficence — noun 1. doing good; feeling beneficent • Ant: ↑maleficence • Derivationally related forms: ↑beneficent • Hypernyms: ↑benevolence 2. the quality of being kind or helpful or generous • Ant …

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  • 25Order of Beneficence (Greece) — Order of Beneficence Τάγμα Ευποιΐας Grand Cross and Star of the Order of Beneficence Awarded by the President of the Hellenic Republic Type Order …

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  • 26Procreative beneficence — is the moral obligation of parents to have the healthiest children through all natural and artificial means available. The term was coined by Julian Savulescu, a professor of applied ethics at St Cross College in Oxford.ee also*Bioethics… …

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  • 27Order of Beneficence (Greek order) — The Order of Beneficence (Greek Τάγμα Ευποιΐας), also styled Order for Good Deeds, is an Order (decoration) of Greece, that was established in 1948. It is conferred by the Greek government as a moral reward for women especially, Greek and foreign …

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  • 28Contracts of beneficence — Mutual interest, mixed, etc. Contracts of mutual interest are such as are entered into for the reciprocal interest and utility of each of the parties; as sales, exchange, partnership, and the like. Mixed contracts are those by which one of the… …

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  • 29Contracts of beneficence — Mutual interest, mixed, etc. Contracts of mutual interest are such as are entered into for the reciprocal interest and utility of each of the parties; as sales, exchange, partnership, and the like. Mixed contracts are those by which one of the… …

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  • 30contract of beneficence — A contract for the benefit of one of the parties only …

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