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noun
Custom, habituation; normal practice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: inuredness, accustomedness, acclimation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Benefit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: emolument
Antonyms: none provided
noun
In patent law, the doctrine that the work done by a person hired by an inventor to test a conception supports the right of that inventor to the resulting invention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English inure Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English inurement From inure + -ment.
