A Form of Community Self-Protection Developed by King Alfred the Great

question 59

Multiple Choice

A form of community self-protection developed by King Alfred the Great in the latter part of the nineteenth-century England was/were the ___________.

• A) Vigiles
• B) hue and cry
• C) shire-reeve
• D) mutual pledge

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Definitions:

Plan Assets

Assets that are specifically earmarked to pay pension benefits, typically held in a pension fund.

Pension Expense

An accounting charge representing the cost to a company of providing retirement benefits to employees during a particular time period.

Projected Benefit Obligation

An actuarial measure of the present value of pension benefits owed to employees, accounting for projected salary increases.

Service Cost

The actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service during a period, often recognized in pension expense accounting.