recompensation

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recompensation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Recompensation \Re*com`pen*sa"tion\ (r?*k?m`p?n*s?"sh?n), n.
     [Cf. LL. recompensatio.]
     1. Recompense. [Obs.]
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     2. (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.
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recompensation - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  RECOMPENSATION, Scotch law. When a party sues for a debt, and the defendant 
  pleads compensation, or set-off, the plaintiff may allege a compensation on 
  his part, and this is called a recompensation. Bell's Dict. h.t.