1
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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2
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
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Particularly in the busy summer season where high-profile releases hit theaters each week.
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Both studios have handled major releases and awards contenders including The Substance (Mubi) and Best Picture winners in Parasite and Anora (Neon).
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In 2022, a jury awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages, while Heard won one of her counterclaims and was awarded $2 million.
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Most kinds of lawsuit damages are taxable, including employment cases, property loss or damage, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, credit reporting and consumer cases, and many others.
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Jones told the jury that gun safety experts will testify to the weapon’s history of false discharges and design problems, claims that the manufacturer, Sig Sauer, has repeatedly denied.
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The allegations include racial harassment, discriminatory assignments, pay inequality, retaliation, failure to prevent discrimination and harassment, and unequal treatment in areas including discipline, promotions, firings, and constructive discharges.
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The sides also compromised on financial relief for Iran, which initially demanded at least $500 billion in reparations, one of the regional officials said.
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Collective, which advocates for reparations, land returns for Native Americans, bonds for newborns and a universal basic income.
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This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury.
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Still, Fiedler shows convincingly enough that American writers’ attempts to adapt the seduction narrative to our concerns—to reimagine it so as to preserve our enduring sense of ourselves as innocents—explain our literature’s peculiar aversions and resultant compensations.
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“Quittances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quittances. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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