Honorarium
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Honorarium
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Meaning of Honorarium
A gift in place of a salary or wage. Generally given to one who volunteers his services to cover out-of-pocket expenses.
Honorarium Alternative Definition
Something given in gratitude for services rendered. It is so far of the nature of a gift that it cannot be sued for. 5 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 412; 1 Chit. Bailm. 38; 2 Atk. 332; 3 Bl. Comm. 28. Of this character were formerly in England, though never in the United States, the fees of counsellors at law and of physicians. See 3 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 28.
Synonyms of Honorarium
noun
acknowledgment
arrangement
compensation
consideration
earnings
emolument
fee
financial remuneration
gratuity
guerdon
income
indemnity
installment
meed
payment
quittance
recompense
reimbursement
remuneration
requital
retainer
reward for service
salary
settlement
stipend
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Concept of "Honorarium"
Traditional meaning of honorarium in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) An honorary or free gift, which cannot be exacted.
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Notes and References
Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, "Honorarium", Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson's Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.