“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
RECOUPMENT
Etymology
Noun
recoupment (countable and uncountable, plural recoupments)
A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
(legal) A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*coup"ment (-mnt), n.
Definition: The act of recouping.
Note: Recoupment applies to equities growing out of the very affair from which thw principal demand arises, set-off to cross-demands which may be independent in origin. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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