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Meaning of "ex gratia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EX GRATIA

New Latin, literally: out of kindness.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EX GRATIA

ex gratia  [ˈɡreɪʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EX GRATIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ex gratia is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EX GRATIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ex gratia

Ex gratia is Latin for "by favour", and is most often used in a legal context. When something has been done ex gratia, it has been done voluntarily, out of kindness or grace. In law, an ex gratia payment is a payment made without the giver recognising any liability or legal obligation.

Definition of ex gratia in the English dictionary

The definition of ex gratia in the dictionary is given as a favour or gratuitously where no legal obligation exists.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EX GRATIA


acacia
əˈkeɪʃə
alocasia
ˌæləˈkeɪʃə
Alsatia
ælˈseɪʃə
Asia
ˈeɪʃə
Croatia
krəʊˈeɪʃə
crustacea
krʌsˈteɪʃə
Dalmatia
dælˈmeɪʃə
Eurasia
jʊəˈreɪʃə
Galatia
ɡəˈleɪʃə
geisha
ˈɡeɪʃə
Ilesha
ɪˈleɪʃə
Laurasia
lɔːˈreɪʃə
rosacea
rəʊˈzeɪʃə
Russification
ˌrʌsɪfɪˈkeɪʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EX GRATIA

ex
ex all
ex ante
ex cathedra
ex div.
ex dividend
ex hypothesi
ex lib.
ex libris
ex new
ex nihilo
ex off.
ex officio
ex parte
ex post facto
ex silentio
ex voto
ex works
ex-con
ex-directory

WORDS THAT END LIKE EX GRATIA

Buryatia
cymatia
Dei gratia
domatia
exempli gratia
himatia
Hypatia
Lusatia
pancratia
Sarmatia
solatia
spermatia

Synonyms and antonyms of ex gratia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ex gratia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EX GRATIA

Find out the translation of ex gratia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ex gratia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ex gratia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

特惠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ex gratia
570 millions of speakers

English

ex gratia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुग्रहपूर्वक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على سبيل الهبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

добровольные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ex gratia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাক্তন অনুগ্রহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à titre gracieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ex gratia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ex gratia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好意から
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위문금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ex gratia
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

gratia cũ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னாள் கிராமம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माजी आनंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ex Gratia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ex gratia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ex gratia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добровільні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ex gratia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαριστικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ex gratia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ex gratia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ex gratia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ex gratia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EX GRATIA»

The term «ex gratia» is regularly used and occupies the 59.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EX GRATIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ex gratia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ex gratia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ex gratia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EX GRATIA»

Discover the use of ex gratia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ex gratia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Waud's Employment Law: The Practical Guide for Human ...
'EX GRATIA' PAYMENTS 2.54 The essence of an award of damages or compensation is that the injured party should be placed in the same position he ( or she) would have been in but for the breach of contract (or breach of a statutory duty, ...
Peter Chandler, 2003
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Reinsurance: Principles and State of the Art - A Guidebook ...
Ex gratia payments (also known as "sympathetic payments") are sometimes made Ex gratia by direct insurers for overriding commercial or business policy considerations, eg to payments enhance or preserve their reputation. DEFlNlTlON ...
Andreas Schwepcke, Dieter Arndt, Swiss Re Germany AG, 2004
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Hong Kong Taxation: Law and Practice
This should not be confused with an ex-gratia payment made to an employee for services rendered which, although non-contractual and of a windfall nature, is still taxable because it comes as a reward for services (see Cooper v Blakiston (5  ...
David G. Smith, Ayesha Macpherson, 2008
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English Insurance Texts: Words for the Week
An ex gratia payment is a claims payment made by an insurer as an act of favour even though there is no legal obligation to settle. Such a payment may be made to maintain goodwill, especially when the right to reject the claim is based only ...
Keith Purvis, 2010
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Industrial Relations in India: A Practitioner's Handbook
By historical practice, ex-gratia has come to stay. However, there is very little awareness amongst practising managers that ex-gratia, would not constitute a precedence for the subsequent years! Conceding more than the ceiling limit of the ...
Ebenezer Israel Ravindranath, 2013
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Risk Issues and Crisis Management in Public Relations: A ...
These are called 'ex-gratia payments'. Ex-gratia payments do not constitute admission of liability. They represent an act of helpfulness – and are seen as such. If, ultimately, the company that has made such payments is found not to be at fault it ...
Michael Regester, Judy Larkin, 2008
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Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law
amongst practitioners of the law that litigation or threatened litigation is frequently compromised on the terms that one party shall make to the other a payment described in express terms as“ex gratia”or“without admission of liability”. The two  ...
Richard Stone, James Devenney, 2014
8
Labor Problems & Remedies
Ex-gratia and Adjudication CAN A DISPUTE REGARDING PAYMENT OF EX- GRATIA TO THE WORKERS BE REFERRED FOR ADJUDICATION? The appropriate Government cannot refuse to refer the demand of the workmen for ex -gratia ...
H.L. Kumar
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The European Court of Human Rights as a Pathway to Impunity ...
The amount of compensation awarded ex-gratia is based on an assessment of reasonableness.131 Instead of applying the same more relaxed standard of proof and eliminating the time bar as did the Norwegian government in the war ...
Sonja C. Grover, 2010
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Transboundary Environmental Interference and the Origin of ...
A general reservation must be made in respect of the law-making value of the cases analyzed above if the payment of compensation had its origin in a lump- sum agreement or had been made ex gratia. The law-making value of lump-sum  ...
R. Lefeber, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EX GRATIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ex gratia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bonus, festival advance hiked for state babus costing Rs 400cr - The …
Besides, ex gratia to all government pensioners has been increased to Rs 1,700 from Rs 1,500. Four lakh of the state's 10 lakh employees will ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Stamp duty abolitions in South Australia and New South Wales …
In the meantime, upon application by the taxpayer, the Government will provide ex gratia relief from the duty to be abolished as of 18 June 2015 ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
3
The royal commission pulled up Bill Shorten, warning his 'credibility …
It is offered, as it were, ex gratia” adding that nonetheless “I do think some concentration on your part on giving a proper answer… is in your ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
4
JSPL, Villagers to Settle Land Issue Mutually
Since compensation including ex gratia has been paid in full, it will be beyond scope of law to pay additional compensation, the company had ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Ugly scenes grips NRU two months before World Cup
“After the NRU was told that the insurance did not cover this we went out of our way to assist Mr Vermeulen and secured an ex gratia amount of ... «The Southern Times, Jul 15»
6
Woman knocked down by jeep in CM's convoy
The Chief Minister immediately announced an ex gratia of Rs. 5 lakh and Indiramma house for the family of Mangamma and Rs. 2.50 lakh for ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
South Australia 2015-16 Budget – a bold move
... it was by way of an 'ex gratia' relief payment made by the Minister of Finance subject to the criteria set out in RevenueSA Circular No 227). «Lexology, Jul 15»
8
Ex gratia for missing fishermen raised
The government has raised the ex-gratia for families of missing fishermen from Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh. Announcing this here on Wednesday, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
CM Faces Oppn Fury on Flood
The State specific disasters for which ex gratia amount was enhanced include lightning, whirlwind, tornado, boat accident, drowning and ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
10
Pay ex gratia to rain victims at the earliest: minister
District in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai has directed the officials concerned to carry out rain relief works on priority disburse the ... «Deccan Herald, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ex gratia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ex-gratia>. May 2024 ».
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