recompensation
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.