Ex gratia is used as an adverb or adjective to indicate something done as a favor or gesture of goodwill, rather than from legal requirement.
Ex gratia se usa como adverbio o adjetivo para indicar algo hecho como un favor o gesto de buena voluntad, no por obligación legal.
| Front | ex gratia \eks GRAY-shee-uh\ |
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| Back | adverb, adjective As a favor or gesture of goodwill, rather than from any legal requirement. [From Latin ex (out of) + gratia (favor, kindness). First recorded use: 1769. When they say they are making a payment ex gratia, it is more often than not, not ex gratia, but because of their culpability.] "Lumka Oliphant said, 'The payment of Rand 1000 is made ex gratia as Roadlink is indemnified by our terms and conditions.'" |
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