Legal Definitions - peculiar

Peculiar (adj.): Something that is special or particular.

Peculiar (n.): In the past, a district, parish, chapel, or church that was not subject to a bishop's jurisdiction. Peculiars were created to limit a bishop's power. There were different types, including royal peculiars, peculiars of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and peculiars of bishops and deans. The jurisdiction and privileges of the peculiars were abolished by various statutes in the 19th century.

Peculiar Benefit: A special benefit.

Benefit (n.): Something that is advantageous or beneficial. It can be an advantage, privilege, profit, or gain. Examples include:

• Death benefit: A sum of money paid to a beneficiary from a life-insurance policy when the insured person dies.
• Fringe benefit: A benefit received by an employee from an employer, such as insurance, a company car, or a tuition allowance.
• Special benefit: A benefit that accrues to the owner of the land in question and not to any others. For example, if the government takes a portion of someone's land for a public project, any special benefits that the owner receives can justify a reduction in the damages payable to them.
• Pecuniary benefit: A benefit that can be valued in monetary terms.
• General benefit: The benefit that the whole community receives as a result of a taking in eminent domain. This cannot be considered to reduce the compensation that is due to the owner of the land.

Benefit (vb.): To receive an advantage or profit.

Example 1: John received a death benefit of $100,000 from his father's life-insurance policy when his father passed away.

Example 2: The company offered its employees a fringe benefit package that included health insurance, a company car, and a gym membership.

Example 3: When the government took a portion of Sarah's land for a public project, they argued that she received a special benefit from the project that justified a reduction in the damages payable to her.

Example 4: The court determined that the general benefit that the community received from the taking in eminent domain could not be used to reduce the compensation that was due to the landowner.

Example 5: After losing his job, Tom applied for a pecuniary benefit from the government's unemployment program to help him pay his bills while he looked for a new job.

These examples illustrate the different types of benefits that can be received and how they can be used in different contexts, such as in insurance policies, employment packages, eminent domain cases, and government programs.