Can I pay the legal compensation with the plaintiff&#39;s IOU?
<p>The court ordered me to pay a legal compensation to the plaintiff. The plaintiff owed me more money than the amount of compensation. Can I usually pay that compensation with his IOU?</p>
<p>The plaintiff has no plan to honor that IOU.</p>
<p>This is a hypothetical situation. Answer from any one of the major countries such as US, UK, EU, China will help!</p>

<p>What you are describing is usually called a &quot;setoff&quot; and it is usually permitted. The mechanics of how this is done differs one jurisdiction to another, and based upon the fact pattern involved.</p>

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