LIFE-INSURANCE
\lˈa͡ɪfɪnʃˈʊ͡əɹəns], \lˈaɪfɪnʃˈʊəɹəns], \l_ˈaɪ_f_ɪ_n_ʃ_ˈʊə_ɹ_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of LIFE-INSURANCE
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A contract entered into, usually by an insurance company, to pay a certain sum of money on a person's death, on the condition of his paying an annual premium during his life. The medical practitioner may be applied to to certify that the life of the insured is one that is insurable according to the rules of the company.
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