recoupment

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recoupment

noun recoupments

countable, uncountable A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement. The doctrine of recoupment is of recent growth, hardly preceding in its origin the beginning of the present century.
countable, uncountable A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.

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@misc{recoupment_2026,
  title = {recoupment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recoupment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}