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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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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quittance
Noun
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Premiere dates drop without fanfare, entire seasons release at once, and cliffhangers have largely been replaced by bingeable story arcs.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Is there a Super Mario Galaxy Movie release date?—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Is there anything to fear in the way Shillingford describes what reparations for Black and Indigenous people looks like to her?—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its first-ever color feature, In the Shadow of Honor, which was going to be filmed in Indonesia, was canceled due to disagreements between the two countries related to colonial war reparations.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Robinson also faces one count of felony discharge of a firearm and one count commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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He was also charged with felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the new role had a different sort of perk, in the form of compensation.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, green jobs offer not just solid compensation but also the chance to influence policy, equity, and resilience.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should get kicked out of the service.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The company maintained permits weren’t necessary to start because of an exemption for generators on site for less than a year, a rationale Shelby County’s Health Department agreed with.—
Taylor Kate Brown,
ProPublica,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The case, part of an ongoing lawfare effort in which local governments have been recruited to serve as plaintiffs, sought to hold the companies liable for damages the island suffered as a result of Hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico in 2017.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The family is seeking $50 million in damages.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The submarine is now scheduled for delivery at the end of 2028.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Here's what to know about Target's next-day delivery expansion.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Perry was also accused of intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and indemnity and contribution.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The reps and warranties and indemnities clauses will define their obligations.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Quittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quittance. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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