relief+from+distress
1Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905-09 — The Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905 09 was a body set up by the British Parliament in order to investigate how the Poor Law system should be changed. The commission included Poor Law guardians, members of the Charity …
2relief — re·lief n: redress, assistance, or protection given by law esp. from a court should state what relief the plaintiff seeks: as a: release from obligation or duty relief from judgment b: an order from a court granting a particular remedy (as return …
3relief — relief1 reliefless, adj. /ri leef /, n. 1. alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. money, food, or other help given to those in… …
4relief — [[t]rɪli͟ːf[/t]] ♦♦ reliefs 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. I breathed a sigh of relief... The news will come as a great relief to the… …
5relief — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress. 2) a cause of relief. 3) the action of relieving. 4) (usu. light relief) a temporary break in a generally tense or boring situation. 5) financial or… …
6Distress radiobeacon — PLB redirects here. For other uses, see PLB (disambiguation). Emergency position indicating radio beacons or EPIRBs Distress radio beacons, also known as emergency beacons, ELT or EPIRB, are tracking transmitters which aid in the detection and… …
7relief — /rəˈlif / (say ruh leef) noun 1. (sometimes followed by from) deliverance, alleviation, or ease through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means of relieving, or a thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. help or… …
8relief — noun 1》 the alleviation or removal of pain, anxiety, or distress. ↘a feeling or cause of relief. ↘(usu. light relief) a temporary break in a generally tense or tedious situation. 2》 financial or practical assistance given to those in… …
9relief — 1. Removal of pain or distress, physical or mental. 2. In dentistry, reduction or elimination of pressure from a specific area under a denture base. SEE ALSO …
10relief — I re•lief [[t]rɪˈlif[/t]] n. 1) alleviation of or deliverance from pain, distress, anxiety, oppression, etc 2) a feeling of comfort or ease caused by such alleviation or deliverance 3) gov money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or… …
