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Descriptor
English
:
Beneficence
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Beneficencia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Beneficência
Synonyms
English
:
Benevolence
Nonmaleficence
Tree Number:
K01.752.566.479.830.500
N05.350.958.500
Definition
English
:
The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial. (from American Heritage
Dictionary
of the English
Language
, 4th ed). The ethical principle of
BENEFICENCE
requires producing net benefit over harm. (
Bioethics
Thesaurus)
See Related
English
:
Altruism
Paternalism
History Note
English
:
2002; use ALTRUISM 1978-2001
Record Number:
36371
Unique Identifier:
D026686
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