compensatioglossary / COMPENSATIO compensatio (kom-pen-say-shee-oh), n. [Latin “weighing; balancing”] Roman law. A defendant’s claim to have the plaintiff’s demand reduced by the amount that the plaintiff owes the defendant. See SETOFF(2). 词条贡献者 资深译员Gilbert,国际知名法学院法律翻译专业,擅长翻译各类与复杂知识产权诉讼相关的法律文件。