Government bounty
1bounty — boun·ty / bau̇n tē/ n pl boun·ties 1: generosity in bestowing gifts esp. by will 2: a reward, premium, or subsidy esp. offered by a government Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
2bounty — [boun′tē] n. pl. bounties [ME bounte < OFr bonte < L bonitas, goodness < bonus, good: see BONUS] 1. generosity in giving 2. something given freely; generous gift 3. a reward, premium, or allowance, esp. one given by a government for… …
3Bounty hunter — A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward (bounty). Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail agent, bail enforcement agent, bail officer, fugitive recovery agent, fugitive recovery officer and bail fugitive… …
4Bounty Day — Pitcairn= Bounty Day is celebrated on Pitcairn Island on January 23, in commemoration of the burning of the Bounty by the mutineers in 1790. Model replicas, made by the islanders, are burned.equence of eventsBounty Day starts off with the a re… …
5Bounty, Saskatchewan — Infobox Settlement name = Bounty official name = other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Hamlet motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map… …
6bounty — /ˈbaʊnti / (say bowntee) noun (plural bounties) 1. generosity in giving: *he was the kindest and most generous of men; he kept by his bounty scores of indigent relations. –ethel anderson, 1956. 2. whatever is given bounteously; a benevolent,… …
7Bounty — A generous amount of something. A reward for capturing or even killing an undesirable person. A sum paid by a government to reward certain activities or behavior, such as reaching a predefined economic goal or performing a public service. An… …
8Bounty System — ▪ United States history in U.S. history, program of cash bonuses paid to entice enlistees into the army; the system was much abused, particularly during the Civil War, and was outlawed in the Selective Service Act of 1917. During the French …
9bounty — boun|ty [ˈbaunti] n plural bounties [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: bonté goodness , from Latin bonitas, from bonus; BONUS] 1.) an amount of money that is given to someone by the government as a reward for doing something, especially… …
10bounty — bountyless, adj. /bown tee/, n., pl. bounties. 1. a premium or reward, esp. one offered by a government: There was a bounty on his head. Some states offer a bounty for dead coyotes. 2. a generous gift. 3. generosity in giving. [1200 50; ME… …
