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What (who) is ex gratia - definition
LEGAL TERM
Ex gratia payment; Ex-gratia
ex gratia
[?ks'gre???]
¦ adverb & adjective (with reference to payment) done from a sense of moral obligation rather than because of any legal requirement.
Origin
ex gratia
An ex gratia payment is one that is given as a favour or gift and not because it is legally necessary. (mainly BRIT FORMAL)
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Ex gratia
(; also spelled 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.
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Ex gratia
Ex gratia (; also spelled 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.
Examples of use of ex gratia
1. He also announced ex–gratia grant of Rs.200,000 for the next of kin of those killed in the blast.
2. "It is the State Department policy to offer ex gratia condolence payments when innocent civilians have been hurt," he said.
3. An ex–gratia relief of Rs 508.27 crore has been sanctioned to the earthquake victims of Kashmir valley so far.
4. Bereaved families have received an ex–gratia payment of 10,000 and, on top of that, all funeral expenses were met.
5. But the MoD had decided that she was not quite British enough to receive the ex–gratia award for her suffering.