RECUPERATOR

recuperator (ri-k[y]oo-p<<schwa>>-ray-tor), n. [Latin “assessor”] Roman law. 1. A member

of a mixed body of commissioners, appointed by a convention between two states for the purpose

of adjusting any claims or disputes that might arise between the members of those states. 2. One of

a bank of judges, instead of a single judex, appointed to hear civil cases that had a public-interest

element. Pl. recuperatores (ri-k[y]oo-p<<schwa>>-r<<schwa>>-tor-eez). [Blacks Law 8th]