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awardability

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a⋅ward

  [uh-wawrd]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.
2. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgment, as in arbitration: The plaintiff was awarded damages of $100,000.
–noun
3. something awarded, as a payment or medal.
4. Law.
a. a decision after consideration; a judicial sentence.
b. the decision of arbitrators on a matter submitted to them.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME awarden < AF awarder, equiv. to a- a- 4 + warder ≪ Gmc; cf. OE weardian to guard, ward; (n.) ME < AF, deriv. of awarder

Related forms:
a⋅ward⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
a⋅ward⋅a⋅ble, adverb
a⋅ward⋅er, noun
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Word Origin & History

award  (v.)
c.1386, "decide after careful observation," from Anglo-Fr. awarder, from O.N.Fr. eswarder, from O.Fr. esguarder "decide, examine" (after careful consideration), from es- "out" + guarder "to watch." The noun meaning "something awarded" is first attested 1596.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: 2award
Function: noun
1 : a judgment or final decision: as a : ARBITRATOR'S AWARD b : a formal decision regarding benefits in a workers' compensation claim
2 : something granted esp. on the basis of merit or entitlement: as a : a contract won by a successful bidder b : relief usually in the form of money (as damages or alimony) granted to a party in a legal proceeding
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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