Onerosity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Onerousness. rare, uncountable
  2. 2
    The legal state of affairs resulting from being done or given in return for receipt of something of value. uncountable

    "It may be presumed to be a necessary ingredient in onerosity, that the obligation to be fulfilled is a legal one."

Synonyms

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burdensomenessburdensomenessonerousness

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"It may be presumed to be a necessary ingredient in onerosity, that the obligation to be fulfilled is a legal one."

Etymology

From onerous + -ity, from Latin onerositas.

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