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re·cov·er /ri-'kə-vər/ vt1: to get back or get back an equivalent forrecover costs through higher prices2 a: to obtain or get back (as damages, satisfaction for a debt, or property) through a judgment or decreerecover damages in a tort actionb: to obtain (a judgment) in one's favorvi1: to get something back2: to obtain damages or something else through a judgmentargued that the plaintiff should not be permitted to recover
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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achieve, acquire, attain, carry back, confer again, devolve again, emergere, gain anew, gain possession, get back, get by judgment, grant again, obtain, obtain by course of law, pass on again, procure, reacquire, realize, reassign, recapture, rechannel, reclaim, recoup, recuperare, redeem, regain, reobtain, reparare, replevy, repossess, resell, retake, retransmit, retrieve, salvage, secure, transfer again, transfer back, transport back, win back
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collect (recover money), cure, hold (possess), obtain, occupy (take possession), reap, reclaim, recoup (regain), redeem (repurchase), renew (refurbish), repossess, rescue
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.(1) To return to a normal condition, as of a person’s health or the economy.(2) To regain control or possession of something.(3) To receive compensation as a result of a lawsuit.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To receive a money judgment in a lawsuit.Category: If, When & Where to File a LawsuitCategory: Mediation, Arbitration & Collaborative LawCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v. To get back the full or an equivalent amount; to obtain through a legal judgment; to be awarded damages.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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v.to receive a money judgment in a lawsuit.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.