"Recompensation" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
In Scotland, where a party sues for a debt, and the de-fendant pleads compensation, i. e., set-ofT, the plaintiff may allege a compensation on his part; and this is called a “recompensation.” BelL
Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded by
the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff.
Recompense.
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Lat. In the civU law. Compensation, or set-off. A proceeding re-8embling a set-off in the common law, being a claim …
Read the complete definitionTo gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to …
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