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quittance

noun

ˈkwi-tᵊn(t)s

Definition of quittance

as in release

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 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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Noun

Judge Michael Sweet sentenced Roderick Earl Sowells, 60, for the murder of David Marcus Jones, 29, of West Sacramento, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

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Later, in 1711, the colony passed a legislative act to make reparations to the victims, including restoring the good names of the accused and paying financial retributions to the families of the accused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
In other words, the suit claims that the reparations program illegally discriminates on the basis of race — in this case, discriminating against people who are not Black.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of reparation

Noun

More than a third of cases occur following a hospital admission or just after discharge.

— Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
This is made possible by the system’s zero-liquid-discharge technology, which evaporates the brine into solid salt and reduces the need to handle liquid waste.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of discharge

Noun

Weather and other circumstances can prompt Royal Caribbean to alter or substitute ports, according to its website, and it is not necessarily required to refund fares or provide compensation.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Such facilities successfully operate today, prioritizing community leadership, transparency, compensation and quiet all at once.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of compensation

Noun

Support for the project included historic tax credits alongside property tax exemptions through Port KC.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Proposition 40 includes a provision to allow the revenue to be allocated to healthcare and other social needs like food assistance even when spending limits are exceeded, an exemption from existing state law.

— Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of exemption

Noun

Meanwhile, Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russia had launched nearly 2,300 drones targeting Ukrainian cities over the past week, renewing his call on Western allies to speed up deliveries of interceptors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Zelensky on Sunday said Russia had launched nearly 2,300 drones targeting Ukrainian cities over the last week, renewing his call for Western allies to speed up deliveries of interceptors.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of delivery

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Schultz bought prize indemnity insurance, which covers the cost of contest and promotion prizes, and offered $50,000 to anyone who brought in a pumpkin that weighed 1,000 pounds or more.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
In reality, holdbacks are about risk allocation, indemnity or unresolved diligence items.

— Mike McIsaac CPA, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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