recoupment

Example Sentences

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The lawsuit seeks civil fines, the recoupment of ill-gotten gains, and an injunction against further violations.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023

DeVry has 20 days to file an appeal if it wishes to contest the agency’s recoupment request, Education Department officials said.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Schmauder added that the Army was requesting that the Defense Financing Accounting Service “seek recoupment from you of a debt in the amount of $38,557.06.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

Doing so would lower government recoupment receipts by $187 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2022

Postconviction fees include pre-sentence report fees, public defender recoupment fees, and fees levied on people convicted of crimes and placed in a residential or work-release program.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander