Legal Definition and Related Resources of Honorarium
Meaning of Honorarium
A gift in place of a salary or wage. Generally given to one who volunteers his services to cover out-of-pocket expenses.
Honorarium Alternative Definition
Something given in gratitude for services rendered. It is so far of the nature of a gift that it cannot be sued for. 5 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 412; 1 Chit. Bailm. 38; 2 Atk. 332; 3 Bl. Comm. 28. Of this character were formerly in England, though never in the United States, the fees of counsellors at law and of physicians. See 3 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 28.
Synonyms of Honorarium
noun
- acknowledgment
- arrangement
- compensation
- consideration
- earnings
- emolument
- fee
- financial remuneration
- gratuity
- guerdon
- income
- indemnity
- installment
- meed
- payment
- quittance
- recompense
- reimbursement
- remuneration
- requital
- retainer
- reward for service
- salary
- settlement
- stipend
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Honorarium in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of honorarium.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- honorarium in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- honorarium in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Concept of “Honorarium”
Traditional meaning of honorarium in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) An honorary or free gift, which cannot be exacted.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Honorarium”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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