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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
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The New South Wales Police Force said in a news release Thursday morning the 19-year-old man, later identified as surfer Darcy Deefholts, had been located after being swept away and going missing the day before.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025 -
Investigators consider this an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
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Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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What’s more, the former Arecibo Observatory detected electrostatic discharge from GPS satellites, although those bursts were longer-lasting.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Zion Smith, 16, is being charged as an adult on counts of murder, tampering with physical evidence, carrying a dangerous weapon and unlawful discharge of a firearm, Lt. Nicholas Reinert of the Manchester Police Department said in a news release.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The compensation failed to account for the lifetime of income and family wealth his land provided.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Clear, straightforward compensation tied to real outcomes builds trust and keeps teams focused on what actually drives growth.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The capital gains exemption can only be used every two years on primary residences.—
Catherine Reagor,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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Given the long work hours on a standard shoot, people may be interested in the exemption for overtime pay.—
Schuyler Moore,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Groundwater banking, modular treatment, and flexible delivery networks form the backbone of this future-forward approach.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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An Amazon delivery driver carries boxes into a van outside of a distribution facility on February 2, 2021, in Hawthorne, California.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The buyer demanded indemnities, and the final deal value was reduced by nearly 20%.—
Michael Platner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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In recent years, French academics have begun to increasingly contribute to the conversation about the longitudinal harms the indemnity brought to Haiti.—
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 14 Jul. 2025.
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