# Redemption payment (turn tail)

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## Definition

Formerly a payment for the redemption of a marriage. The fine was to be paid - as a payment in kind with a fixed number of cattle (= heifer: a mature female bovine younger than about eighteen months) or - with the monetary equivalent for it (equivalent value). - Penalty fee for soldiers who did not fight perseveringly enough during a battle and left the battle ground prematurely. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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