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pecuniary 音標拼音: [pɛkj'uni,ɛri] a. 金錢的,金錢上的,課罰款的 金錢的,金錢上的,課罰款的 pecuniary adj 1: relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services" [synonym: {monetary}, {pecuniary}] Pecuniary \Pe*cun"ia*ry\ (p[-e]*k[=u]n"y[asl]*r[i^]*l[y^]), a. [L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money, orig., property in cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F. p['e]cuniaire. See {Fee}, and cf. {Peculiar}.] 1. Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a pecuniary reward. --Burke. [1913 Webster] PECUNIARY. That which relates to money.
2. Pecuniary punishment, is one which imposes a fine on a convict; a pecuniary legacy is one which entitles the legatee to receive a sum of money, and not a specific chattel. In the ecclesiastical law, by pecuniary causes is understood such causes as arise either from the withholding ecclesiastical dues, or the doing or omitting such acts relating to the church, in consequence of which damage accrues to the plaintiff. In England these causes are cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts.
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