acquittance
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acquittance (plural acquittances)
- The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.
- A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
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acquittance
[edit] References
- acquittance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
