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  • 1Compensation — • Denotes the price paid for human exertion or labour Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Compensation     Compensation     † …

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  • 2compensation — com·pen·sa·tion /ˌkäm pən sā shən/ n 1: the act of compensating 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: the ending of mutual obligations between two people for money or quantities of fungible things usu. by operation of law but sometimes by an agreement …

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  • 3Compensation — Com pen*sa tion, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of …

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  • 4Compensation balance — Compensation Com pen*sa tion, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or …

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  • 5Compensation pendulum — Compensation Com pen*sa tion, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or …

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  • 6Compensation, Occult — • An extra legal manner of recovering from loss or damage; the taking, by stealth and on one s private authority, of the value or equivalent of one s goods from a person who refuses to meet the demands of justice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …

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  • 7compensation — [käm΄pən sā′shən] n. [ME compensacioun < L compensatio] 1. a compensating or being compensated 2. a) anything given as an equivalent, or to make amends for a loss, damage, unemployment, etc.; recompense b) payment for services; esp., wages or… …

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  • 8equivalent given for injury — index compensation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9equivalent given for loss sustained — index compensation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10compensation — Indemnification; payment of damages; making amends; making whole; giving an equivalent or substitute of equal value. That which is necessary to restore an injured party to his former position. Remuneration for services rendered, whether in salary …

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