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EASEMENT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

Example:

he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain

Synonyms:

alleviation; easement; easing; relief

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("easement" is a kind of...):

decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down (the act of decreasing or reducing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "easement"):

spasmolysis (the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms)

detente (the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations))

palliation (easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause)

liberalisation; liberalization; relaxation (the act of making less strict)

decompressing; decompression (relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure))

Derivation:

ease (lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate)

ease (lessen the intensity of or calm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("easement" is a kind of...):

exclusive right; perquisite; prerogative; privilege (a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right))

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "easement"):

public easement (any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets))

right of way (the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else)

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