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ex gratia

ex gratia

an ex gratia payment is one which someone makes in order to show that they are kind and not because it is legally necessary (always before noun) The company has refused to admit it acted unlawfully but it has offered the victims an ex gratia payment of ￡5,000 each.
See also: ex

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Candidekawn-DEEDFrench
Bertrandber-TRAWN (French), BUR-trənd (English)French, English, Ancient Germanic
CarynKER-ən, KAR-ənEnglish
GÉZa-Hungarian
Ubertooo-BER-toItalian
Matthaios-Biblical Greek
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