recompensation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From recompense + -ation. Equivalent to re- + compensation.
Noun
[edit]recompensation (countable and uncountable, plural recompensations)
- (sometimes proscribed) Synonym of compensation.
- (Scotland law, obsolete) 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.