That which relates to money. 2. Pecuniary punishment, is one which imposes a fine on a convict; a pecuniary legacy is one which entitles the legatee to receive a sum of money, and not a specific chattel. In the ecclesiastical law, by pecuniary causes is understood such causes as arise either from the withholding ecclesiastical dues, or the doing or omitting such acts relating to the church, in consequence of which damage accrues to the plaintiff. In England these causes are cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
Monetary; relating to money; consisting of money. Pecuniary causes. In English ecclesiastical practice. Causes arising from the withholding of ecclesiastical dues, or the doing or neglecting some act relating to the church, whereby some damage accrues to the plaintiff. 3 Bl. Comm. 88. Pecuniary consideration. See CONSIDERATION. Pecuniary damages. See “DAMAGES. Pecuniary legacy. See LEO ACT. Pecuniary loss. A pecuniary loss is a loss of money, or of something by which money, or something of money value, may be acquired. Green v. Hudson River R. Co., 32 Barb. (N. Y.) 33.