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entitlement - 3 dictionary results

en⋅ti⋅tle⋅ment

[en-tahy-tl-muhnt]
–noun
1. the act of entitling.
2. the state of being entitled.
3. the right to guaranteed benefits under a government program, as Social Security or unemployment compensation.

Origin:
1825–35; entitle + -ment
en·ti·tle·ment   (ěn-tīt'l-mənt)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of entitling.
  2. The state of being entitled.
  3. A government program that guarantees and provides benefits to a particular group: "fights . . . to preserve victories won a generation ago, like the Medicaid entitlement for the poor" (Jason DeParle).

Main Entry: en·ti·tle·ment
Function: noun
1 : the state or condition of being entitled : CLAIM entitlement to money seized —National Law Journal>
2 : a right to benefits that is granted esp. by law or contract (as an insurance policy)
NOTE: Some courts have held that entitlements are a property interest and therefore subject to procedural due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution when denied by federal or state governments.
3 : a government program that provides benefits to members of a group that has a statutory entitlement; also : the benefits distributed by such a program
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