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What does beneficence mean?

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Noun
  1. An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else.
  2. Good or charitable character or behavior.
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In 1598 Santa Isabel enjoyed the beneficence of Ana Paredes Aldrete who left the convent a rent worth 1000 maravedis a year.
But it would be a long time before you came up with a source of happiness that derived from the beneficence of government.
Surely beneficence and malignance are both at play in the contemporary world, at every level.
It affects those who are the beneficiaries of the charity's functions, beneficence and bounty.
Victims live in fear while repeat violators enjoy the benefits of parole under the beneficence of liberal magistrates.
On the other hand, waking a dying person to inform them of their imminent demise goes against the principle of beneficence.

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