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Recompensation

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of compensation. countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable
  2. 2
    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. Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From recompense + -ation. Equivalent to re- + compensation.

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