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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 663 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ALIMENT (from
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Lat. aliment-um, from alere to nourish)
  , a synonym for " food," literally or metaphorically . The word has also been used in the same legal sense as ALIMONY (q.v.) . Aliment, in Scots law, is the sum paid or allowance given in respect of the reciprocal
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obligation of parents and children,
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husband and wife, grandparents and grandchildren, to contribute to each other's maintenance . The
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term is also used in regard to a similar obligation of other parties, as of creditors to imprisoned debtors, the payments by parishes to paupers, &c . Alimentary funds, whether of the kind above mentioned, or set apart as such by the deed of a testator, are intended for the mere support of the recipient, and are not attachable by creditors .

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