shelter

shelter
I (protection) noun aid, asylum, care, cover, covering, coverture, defense, habitation, harbor, haven, home, house, lodging, place of refuge, preservation, receptaculum, refuge, retreat, roof, safety, sanctuary, screen, security, shield, stronghold, support II (tax benefit) noun advantage, gain, hedge, refuge, security, tax haven, tax sanctuary associated concepts: tax shelter III index asylum (hiding place), asylum (protection), building (structure), bulwark, cache (hiding place), cloak, cover (protection), cover (guard), dwelling, ensconce, enshroud, harbor, haven, hedge, hide, house, immure, keep (shelter), lodging, maintain (sustain), panoply, preserve, protect, protection, receive (permit to enter), refuge, safekeeping, screen (guard), security (safety), shield, shroud, veil

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shelter
A general term used in statutes that relates to the provision of food, clothing, and housing for specified individuals; a home with a proper environment that affords protection from the weather.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


shelter
A general term used in statutes that relates to the provision of food, clothing, and housing for specified individuals; a home with a proper environment that affords protection from the weather.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Shelter — refers to a, typically basic structure or building that covers or provides protection, including the following:;Protection from the weather*Dugout (shelter), a primitive house made by digging a hole in the ground *Public transport stops, such as …   Wikipedia

  • Shelter — Жанр хардкор панк, поп панк Годы 1991 настоящее время Страна …   Википедия

  • Shelter — steht für: Hardened Aircraft Shelter, Flugzeugunterstand für Kampfflugzeuge Shelter Island, Stadt in Suffolk, USA Dry Deck Shelter, U Boot Modul, erlaubt Tauchern das einfache Betreten und Verlassen eines getauchten U Bootes Shelter (Band),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • shelter — Ⅰ. shelter UK US /ˈʃeltər/ verb [T] TAX ► US if you shelter income, you find a legal way to avoid paying tax on it: »shelter savings/assets shelter sth from sb/sth »The company needs to act now to shelter its assets from the taxman. Ⅱ. shelter UK …   Financial and business terms

  • shelter — n Shelter, cover, retreat, refuge, asylum, sanctuary can mean the state or a place in which one is safe or secure from whatever threatens or disturbs. Shelter usually implies the protection of something that temporarily covers (as a shield or a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Shelter — Shel ter, n. [Cf. OE. scheltrun, shiltroun, schelltrome, scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, AS. scildtruma a troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of men. See {Shield}, n.] 1. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shelter — Datos generales Origen Nueva York, Estados Unidos de América Información artística Género(s) Hardcore Punk Hardcore Meló …   Wikipedia Español

  • Shelter — Shel ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sheltering}.] 1. To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect. [1913 Webster] Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shelter — [shel′tər] n. [prob. < ME scheltroun, earlier scheltrum < OE sceldtruma, lit., shield troop, body of men protected by interlocked shields < scield (see SHIELD) + truma, an array, troop; akin to trum, strong: (see TRIM)] 1. something that …   English World dictionary

  • Shelter — Shel ter, v. i. To take shelter. [1913 Webster] There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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