单词 | recoupment |
释义 | re·coup·ment /ri-'küp-mənt/ n 1: the process or fact of recouping ~ of expenses 2 a: a keeping back of all or part of a sum sought by a plaintiff in the interest of equity see also equitable recoupment b: a reduction in damages because of a demand by the defendant arising out of the same occurrence or transaction c: the right of a defendant to have the claim of the plaintiff reduced or eliminated by reason of a breach of contract or duty by the plaintiff in the same occurrence or transaction; also: an affirmative defense alleging such a breach d: a counterclaim that arises out of the same occurrence or transaction as that of the original action compare set-off ◇ Recoupment involves the type of claim that now must be asserted in a compulsory counterclaim. |
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