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Webster 1913 Edition
Onerous
On′er-ous
,Adj.
[L.
onerosus
, fr. onus
, oneris
, a load, burden: cf. F. onéreux
.] Burdensome; oppressive.
“Too onerous a solicitude.” I. Taylor.
Onerous cause
(Scots Law)
, a good and legal consideration; – opposed to
gratuitous
.Webster 1828 Edition
Onerous
ON'EROUS
,Adj.
1.
Burdensome; oppressive.2.
In Scots law, being for the advantage of both parties; as an onerous contract; opposed to gratuitous.