The word
"destitute" means being extremely poor or lacking basic necessities like food, shelter, and money.
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Before workmen's compensation schemes were introduced, common employment created a whole class
of destitute victims of industrial malpractice.
Ministers say local authorities will be told «beyond doubt» that they have no obligation to help rejected asylum seekers and their children, who will purposefully be
left destitute in a bid to convince them to leave the country.
Frances Irvine, left
destitute in the wake of her father's sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa.
Indeed, the early Christians were known throughout the ancient world for their charity, including their treatment of
destitute children.
For if it is hard to imagine the historical Jesus referring to himself as the Good Shepherd, it is just as difficult to think of him puffing down the hireling, who — as biblical scholar John Dominic Crossan has reminded us — is the sort of
destitute person destined to inherit the kingdom of God
It is a 419 case instituted by 419 Lawyer, the case can not succeed because Lagos state like any other State in the federation has her own State's Laws that were applied to deport
destitutes who have turned themselves into nuisance on the streets of Lagos back to their states of origin.
It's not much of an inheritance, though, since the estate is drowning in debt and comes complete with four now -
destitute young women — the most enticing being Kathleen.
The unions are
not destitute in those states; in fact, they're doing quite well.
Millions of people could
become destitute in Africa and Asia as staple foods more than double in price by 2050 as a result of extreme temperatures, floods and droughts that will transform the way the world farms.
The trial judge had essentially left husband
destitute from the spousal support orders.
She grew up poor and at times
destitute after her father left her pregnant mother and two children for the neighbours» 16 - year - old daughter.
Destitute At 80: Retiring In Secular Cycles Thank you kindly.
Lebanese church leaders Camille and Stefan are seeing hundreds of Syrian refugees arrive
destitute on their church doorstep, turn to Christ, experience miraculous healings and even express gratitude for their trauma — because it has enabled them to discover a God of love
I suppose the old theory was to make them look
as destitute as possible so more people would rescue them but humans are tricky creatures.
These are industrial homes which provide shelter, food, and employment for
destitute men.
In his new life, he becomes mayor of a small town where he owns a factory that employees dozens of otherwise
destitute women.
This was an initiative to donate and distribute food to
destitute families in the Johannesburg inner city.
In fact, with much older couples the Court will often consider lump sum alimony instead of periodic payments simply to avoid the payee becoming suddenly
destitute because of the untimely death of the payor.
G4S, Serco and Clearel signed contracts in March 2012 to find housing for
destitute asylum seekers in a move intended to save # 20 million a year over seven years.
Yes, IU went only 6 - 7 again, but for a program
so destitute for so long, that was an accomplishment.
Be assured that only the most
destitute dogs and cats will benefit from your generosity.
«While it is a fictional account of the life of the modern poet Delmore Schwartz, it is notable and worth reading if only for the line that reflects the extended period of time before Schwartz — who
died destitute --[which] was identified on his death.
Lebanese church leaders Camille and Stefan are seeing hundreds of Syrian refugees
arrive destitute on their church doorstep, turn to Christ, experience... More
«Government policy is to use a carrot and stick approach of making rejected asylum seekers
destitute while offering very basic support if applicants say they will «voluntarily» return to the place they fled,» reads the CAP website.
This pot of soup included some of almost everything I had in the vegetable category — leftovers, the kitchen's flotsam and jetsam — simmering on the stove, imbued with the health of winter plants like onion, garlic, carrots, celery, fennel, mushrooms, potatoes, squash, sweet potatoes, cabbage, kale, and a few
destitute peas from the hinterlands of the freezer.
I own my own business making handcrafted items so I am not
destitute by any means.
SYNOPSIS: In a bright and colorful future, a young
destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so -LSB-...]
The lower floors turn
into destitute areas of violent crime, and the upper floors become an unceasing bacchanal (There are suggestions of an ancillary group that simply wants to stay out of it and survive, but like everything else here, that possible optimism is underdeveloped).
Flawed regulations are leaving asylum
seekers destitute and homelessness, according to a new report funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
This then begs the circular question: how do
often destitute immigrants fund a judicial review claim to challenge the LAA's decision to refuse them funding?
For the first time in modern history, some of the most isolated,
destitute First Nations communities in Canada have something that the rest of the world wants.
The homelessness charity Crisis warned at the time that the sharp rise in temporary benefit cuts was «cruel and can leave people
utterly destitute — without money even for food and at severe risk of homelessness».
More effective solutions exist says new NCW report, stating recipients often need to be
completely destitute before even being considered for welfare.
Their discussion would lead to clean drinking water for hundreds of
destitute villages — and the fracturing of a tight - knit missionary community.
Cue Getty refusing to take the call because he's too busy looking at ticker tape, clucking over his art collection, frying up the kidneys of
destitute orphan children, etc..
Sometimes, it's a simple necessity, like getting new luggage so we don't look
like destitute wanderers.
She is chair and co-founder of the Asylum Support Appeals Project, which
represents destitute asylum - seekers.
But if we reflect on these beliefs in a foreign context and observe low - income families in underprivileged and developing countries, we find these assumptions lacking: the poor have found remarkably innovative ways of helping themselves, educationally, and in some of the most
destitute places on Earth have managed to nurture a large and growing industry of private schools for themselves.
Virtually all experts believe that due to demographic trends,
destitute public and private finances, middling GDP growth and other factors, there is simply no way any anyone should expect real returns in - line with historical averages.
With many ICO
startups destitute until their crowdsale, ether or tokens are often all they can offer.