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as in reparation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the court awarded the plaintiff a substantial quittance for bodily injury and emotional distress
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quittance
Noun
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The victim was a relative of the animal’s owner, per the news release.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
11 May 2025 -
The forthcoming 10-track album was recorded at Butler and Chassagne’s Good News Recording Studio in New Orleans and is set for release this spring through Columbia Records.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Demands in new legal filings have now reached $20 billion in reparations.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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After the talks began in August 1905, two sticking points quickly emerged: reparations and the future of Sakhalin.—
Timothy Naftali,
Foreign Affairs,
2 May 2025
Noun
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While federal student loan borrowers are entitled a discharge upon their death, historically that discharge would have been taxable to the estate.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Advanced cases may cause abnormal vaginal bleeding or unusual discharge.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Others had to help Paredes with his job responsibilities without any compensation or reduction to their debt, according to officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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The 2023 writers’ strike resulted in meaningful gains around minimum staffing requirements and compensation structures, suggesting the industry recognizes the problem.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Last month, the White House announced an exemption from China tariffs for a range of electronic devices.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 May 2025
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One compelling local tax break afforded to many charities is an exemption from property tax.—
Philip Hackney,
The Conversation,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Instead, they're employed by a third-party delivery service partner.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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And grasping her unexpected second chance, Žižić’s powerhouse delivery would almost make Shirley Bassey proud.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Campbell's amendments reportedly focus on rewriting the bill to hold manufacturers liable by removing their indemnity.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Determined to gain at least suzerainty over the island – which would have made Haiti a protectorate of France – Louis XVIII rebuked the two commissioners Boyer sent to Paris in 1824 to try to negotiate an indemnity in exchange for recognition.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Quittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quittance. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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