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noun
Synonym of compensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable
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Synonyms: compensation
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noun
A plea in cases of debt collection whereby a plaintiff counters a defendant's claim of compensation as a reason for absolving the alleged debt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: law
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History
From recompense + -ation. Equivalent to re- + compensation.
