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  • 1relief events — See relief Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …

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  • 2relief — re·lief n: redress, assistance, or protection given by law esp. from a court should state what relief the plaintiff seeks: as a: release from obligation or duty relief from judgment b: an order from a court granting a particular remedy (as return …

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  • 3relief from forfeiture — Where a landlord seeks to end a lease by re entering the property following a breach of covenant by the tenant (and pursuant to a right reserved to the landlord to do so), the tenant can apply to the court for relief, that is, to have the… …

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  • 4relief from — index exoneration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5Relief — Re*lief (r? l?f ), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of… …

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  • 6Relief valve — Relief Re*lief (r? l?f ), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or… …

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  • 7relief — [ri lēf′] n. [ME releef < OFr relief < relever: see RELIEVE] 1. a) an easing, as of pain, discomfort, or anxiety b) a lightening of a burden, as of taxation, oppression, etc. 2. anything that lessens tension or strain, or offers a pleasing… …

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  • 8Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 8) — The cast of the eighth season of Law Order: Criminal Intent: from left, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Nicholson, Eric Bogosian, Kathryn Erbe, and Vi …

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  • 9relief — relief1 reliefless, adj. /ri leef /, n. 1. alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. money, food, or other help given to those in… …

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  • 10Relief of General Douglas MacArthur — General of the Army MacArthur greets President Truman at the Wake Island Conference Contents …

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