Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of inuring, or the state of being inured; practice; habit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Use; practice; discipline; habit; custom.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Custom ,habituation ; normalpractice . - noun
Benefit ; for example, the 501c3 prohibition against "private inurement" within non-profit entities means that individuals within that organization may not receive excessive compensation or benefit from their employment or association, because such arrangements would contravene the supposed mission of the organization. - noun law In
patent law, thedoctrine that the work done by a person hired by aninventor to test aconception supports the right of that inventor to the resultinginvention .
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Examples
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The law prohibits the head of a tax-exempt organisation from enjoying unusual perks or compensation; it's called inurement.
What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011
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Poor governance practices can lead to lax tax compliance especially in the areas of compensation and related party transactions, both of which have significant inurement and private benefit implications.
Grassley provides update on probe of ministries, including Copeland’s and Hinn’s 2008
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If this concern is founded, one consequence could be the growing inurement of the KMT to U.S. pressure or interests.
Archive 2008-04-01 Michael Turton 2008
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• Mrs. Roberts was informed that these unilateral scholarship awards might constitute inurement, as she often received significant "thank you" gifts from the recipients or their parents.
10/20/2007 2007
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Does the charity not violate prohibition against private benefit which is distinct and different from prohibition agaist private inurement?
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Does the charity not violate prohibition against private benefit which is distinct and different from prohibition agaist private inurement?
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Does the charity not violate prohibition against private benefit which is distinct and different from prohibition agaist private inurement?
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Their exclusion from public life and inurement to heavy male labour give the women all the more power and importance in the household.
The Cossacks 2003
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Any amount of inurement, even $1, is grounds for losing tax-exempt status, the IRS says.
Blurring the Line 2003
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Elric spared a look towards the corner and shud - dered despite his inurement to hell-born horror.
The Weird of the White Wolf Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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