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Opposite of compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered
Opposite of remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance
Opposite of an act freeing someone from a responsibility or obligation
“Accounts written by other mariners shipwrecked along the same coast chronicled their brutal enslavement at the hands of ruthless desert nomads.”
Opposite of the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation or claim
“Bond investors were still smarting from the repudiation of bonds used to finance railroads, the Confederacy, and various carpetbagger governments.”
Opposite of an act of releasing someone, especially from the custody or restraint of the law
“This man had conducted himself with propriety during his imprisonment, and given evidence of reform, will, at the expiration of his term, be restored to citizenship.”
Opposite of the action of forgiving or being forgiven
“She deserves a much more severe punishment because that child will be suffering the effects of the mother's behaviors for its entire life.”
Opposite of something, typically money, awarded in exchange for goods or services
Opposite of the act of discharging or paying off a loan or debt
“The sum from any outstanding debt will be pursued.”
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