- favor
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I
(act of kindness) noun
accommodation, act of generosity, act of grace, benefaction, beneficium, benefit, benevolence, benignity, boon, bounty, charity, courtesy, friendly turn, good deed, good service, good turn, grace, indulgence, kind act, philanthropy
II
(partiality) noun
approval, attachment, attraction, bent, bias, disposition, favoritism, fondness, inclination, kind regard, leaning, liking, partisanship, penchant, predilection, preference, preferential treatment, prejudice, proclivity, proneness, propensity
associated concepts: challenge to the favor, favored legislation, favored treatment
III
(sanction) noun
abetment, advancement, advocacy, aegis, aid, approbation, approval, assistance, auspices, backing, benefaction, championship, cooperation, countenance, encouragement, endorsement, espousal, fosterage, furtherance, good opinion, help, leave, patronage, permission, sponsorship, subscription, support
IV
verb
advance, advocate, afford advantages, aid, approve, assist, back, be biased, be favorable to, be indulgent toward, be partial to, be prejudiced, befriend, benefit, bolster, boost, champion, countenance, deal with gently, ease, encourage, endorse, facilitate, fancy, favere, further, grant favors to, gratify, help, make easier, prefer, promote, regard with favor, regard with kindness, sanction, show consideration for, show favor to, show unfair bias, studere, succor, suffragari, support, treat differently, treat with partiality
associated concepts: favored beneficiary
V
index
accommodate, advantage, advocate, approval, approve, assent, auspices, behalf, benefit (conferment), benevolence (act of kindness), bounty, capitalize (provide capital), complexion, concur (agree), conduce, countenance, deign, discriminate (treat differently), embrace (accept), espouse, estimation (esteem), foster, franchise (license), further, gift (present), goodwill, grace, grant, grant (concede), gratuity (present), help, honor (outward respect), indorsement, indulgence, inequity, largess (gift), leave (permission), lenience, let (permit), nepotism, option (contractual provision), partiality, pass (approve)
VI
index
patronage (power to appoint jobs)
VII
index
patronage (support), patronize (condescend toward), predilection, predisposition, prefer, preserve, prestige, privilege, promote (advance), propensity, recommend, regard (esteem), respect, sanction (permission), service (assistance), side, sponsor, token, uphold
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006