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Webster 1913 Edition

(r?-k?mˊp?n-s?′sh?n)

Noun.

[Cf. LL.

recompensatio

Recompense.

[Obs.]

(Scots Law)

Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff.

Noun.

Recompense. [Not used.]

recompensation ‎(plural recompensations)