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Definition of Relief

Relief The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay. A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant. The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed. The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure. The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch. The elevations and surface undulations of a country. Related Definitions: Above, Act, Aid, Alleviation, Also, And, Another, Any, Anything, Appearance, Are, As, Being, Bottom, Burdensome, By, Comfort, Composition, Country, Death, Deceased, Discharge, Discomfort, Ditch, Duty, Ease, Estate, Evil, Fallen, Feudal, Figure, Fine, For, Formed, From, Given, Gives, Ground, Had, Height, Heir, Intervention, Is, It, Lapsed, Lord, Obtained, Of, On, Oppressive, Or, Paid, Pain, Partial, Performance, Person, Place, Plane, Post, Privilege, Projection, Raised, Redress, Relay, Release, Relief, Relieved, Relieving, Removal, Sentry, Shading, Shadow, Some, State, Strict, Succor, Surface, Taking, Tenant, That, The, To, Uneasiness, Up, Which, Who

Relief Quotations Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. Mark Twain I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. Katherine Mansfield Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all. Lucius Annaeus Seneca It is such a relief to be told the truth. Katherine Anne Porter Interestingly, the American Embassy mentioned that our efficient relief effort has significantly improved the image of the United States among the Pakistani people. Jon Porter

Relief Translations relief in German is Erleichterung, Relief {n} relief in Italian is faccilitazione relief in Spanish is alivio, asistencia

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