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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.
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Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To get or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recover — 1 Recover, regain, retrieve, recoup, recruit can mean to get back something that has been let go or lost. Recover, the most comprehensive of these terms, may imply a finding or obtaining something material or immaterial that has been lost… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recover — [ri kuv′ər] vt. [ME recoveren < OFr recovrer < L recuperare: see RECUPERATE] 1. a) to get back (something lost or stolen) b) to regain (health, consciousness, etc.) 2. to compensate for; make up for [to recover losses] 3 … English World dictionary
Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. i. 1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recover — c.1300, to regain consciousness, from Anglo Fr. rekeverer (late 13c.), O.Fr. recovrer, from L. recuperare to recover (see RECUPERATION (Cf. recuperation)). Meaning to regain health or strength is from early 14c.; sense of to get (anything) back… … Etymology dictionary
recover — [v1] find again balance, bring back, catch up, compensate, get back, make good, obtain again, offset, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recruit, redeem, rediscover, regain, reoccupy, repair, replevin, replevy, repossess, rescue, restore,… … New thesaurus
Recover — Re*cov er, n. Recovery. Sir T. Malory. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recover — Re*cov er (r?*k?v ?r), v. t. [Pref. re + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.] To cover again. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recover — recover, Synonym für restore … Universal-Lexikon