English Explanatory Dictionary

inurement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Custom, habituation; normal practice.
  2. Benefit.
  3. In patent law, the doctrine that the work done by a person hired by an inventor to test a conception supports the right of that inventor to the resulting invention.

Word forms

inurement inurements

Etymology

From inure + -ment.

Synonyms

inuredness accustomedness acclimation emolument

Related words

enurement inure inured
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