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vested interest Noun 1. a strong personal interest someone has in a matter because he or she might benefit from it 2. Property law an existing right to the immediate or future possession of property
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Translations vested interest n to have a vested interest in doing → avere tutto l'interesse a fare; vested interests npl (COMM) → diritti mpl acquisiti How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But, with all her respect for the vested interests of Horace, Lady Janet could not blame Julian. Here, as in other social spheres, if any good is to be done, we come into collision not merely with vested interests, but with something far more dangerous to meddle with--religious ideas crystallized into superstitions, the most permanent form taken by human thought. |
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