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v. t.) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.

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	v. i.) 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 poverty~~; to recover ~~from fright~~.		v. t.) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.