Difference between defendant and recompense
Definitions
noun
- a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Examples
The defendant was released on bail until his trial next year.
The defendant cannot justify one libel by proving the truth of another distinct libel.
They have worked in the media for many years and are well versed in the pain thresholds of defendant libel lawyers.
Definitions
verb
- make payment to; compensate
- make amends for; pay compensation for
noun
- payment or reward (as for service rendered)
- the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Examples
‘Break, break, break,’ for instance, is a bitter poem on unrecompensed, pointless loss, but it achieves its power and makes its point very indirectly, largely through structural implications.
A native title ‘claim’ is not technically made for recompense for past loss, but for the recognition of current but inchoate rights.
They claim for the bath plug, and in the act of seeking recompense for such a small and essential item they show their incredible greed.
