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quittances

noun

plural of quittance

as in releases

a freeing from an obligation or responsibility the indentured servant obtained a quittance from his master stating he was free to leave and was no longer required to work

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as in damages

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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Noun

Her husband, Jay-Z, expanded into entertainment beyond his own releases through Roc Nation, which executive-produces the Super Bowl halftime show.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
The Big 12 releases its first player availability report of the week starting on Wednesday.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of releases

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The club remained closed after the shooting, and the filing seeks $1 million in damages.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
General assertions of lost profits, out-of-pocket expenses and reputational harm did not satisfy the requirement to plead special damages, Gayles wrote.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of damages

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The groups are calling for potential polluters to notify treatment facilities about PFAS in their discharges, a phaseout of PFAS use, and restrictions on industrial discharges into rivers and sewage treatment plants.

— Rashad Williams, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
In conventional lithium-sulfur batteries, each sulfur atom exchanges two electrons as the battery charges and discharges.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of discharges

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Dickon Mitchell, the prime minister of Grenada who has called for slavery reparations and an apology from Britain, secured a second term and 14 of 15 seats for the National Democratic Congress.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Continue reading … -- POLITICS LEFT-WING AGENDA — 'Squad' member urges Democrats to leverage power to push Medicare for All, reparations.

— , FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of reparations

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Over time, those compensations accumulate into structural inefficiency that is difficult to unwind and even harder to justify correcting.

— Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury.

— Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026

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