bed and board

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A man wrongly convicted of murder has lost a legal challenge to reclaim money he was charged for bed and board during the 11 years he spent behind bars.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

"A few of the luckier poor people got bed and board in the hospital for life. Selection criteria would have been a mix of material want, local politics, and spiritual merit."

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

In 1991, after dropping out of high school, Cantu was offered free bed and board by Bill and Jan Miller, a Portland couple who offered help to teenagers in need of support.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2018

The other confusion is that when US universities quote prices, they often include bed and board as well as tuition.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2016

For this cause an absolute divorce is granted only after a temporary separation from bed and board has been decreed, and the parties appear to be irreconciliable.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe