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award definition

award (ə wôrd′)

transitive verb

  1. to give by the decision of a law court or arbitrator the plaintiff was awarded damages
  2. to give as the result of judging the relative merits of those in competition; grant to award a prize for the best essay

Etymology: ME awarden < Anglo-Fr awarder < Anglo-Norm eswarder < es- (< L ex) + Gmc *wardon: see warn

noun

  1. a decision, as by a judge or arbitrator
  2. something that is awarded; prize

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law award definition - legal

award Synonyms

award

n.

citation, honor, scholarship, grant; see prize. See syn. study atprize.


award

v.

grant, confer, bestow; see give 1.


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award Usage Examples

Object

  • obe: He was awarded the OBE in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honors.

Converse of object

  • win: The dive center has won awards for its service.

Preposition: on

  • behalf: Jimmy Moncrieff and Val Turner are to accept the Award on behalf of the Shetland Amenity Trust.

Adjective modifier

  • prestigious: The biennial British Archeological Awards are the most prestigious awards in British archeology.

Modifies a noun

  • ceremony: The awards ceremony is being held in the London on Thursday 12 October 2006.

Possessives

  • arbitrator: It is no good waving an arbitrator's award in the air in victory.

Preposition: for

  • gallantry: Bar to BEM awarded for gallantry in diving work under enemy air attacks.
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