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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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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

The film unit did not do as well, partly because there weren’t as many box office releases in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Depending on the day, guests might be able to score harder-to-find releases like Blanton's or Eagle Rare.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of releases

Noun

Diaz-Campos is seeking monetary damages in excess of $100,000, along with job reinstatement, back pay and lost benefits.

— Chase Jordan July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Trump is seeking $5 billion in defamation damages and another $5 billion over violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Definition of damages

Noun

There are numerous federal regulations from different agencies around discharges of radium to the environment, but many do not directly apply to oil and gas wastes.

— Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
That order applied to nearly 8,000 active-duty and reserve troops who were involuntarily separated after refusing the shot, more than half of whom did not receive honorable discharges.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 July 2026

Definition of discharges

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Gray has aligned with the left wing of the Democratic Party, and supports Medicare for All, raising the minimum wage to $25, reparations and scaling back America’s military footprint.

— Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The struggle for reparations on the African continent is ongoing, and survivors are being insulted by the failure to implement comprehensive reparations programs that are due.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of reparations

Noun

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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