Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Recompensation \Re*com`pen*sa"tion\ (r?*k?m`p?n*s?"sh?n), n.
   [Cf. LL. recompensatio.]
   1. Recompense. [Obs.]

   2. (Scots Law) Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded
      by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the
      plaintiff.