letter of composition

noun

Etymology

From an obsolete sense of composition, “payment to settle an obligation”: see composition fee.

Definitions

  1. Official notice of a composition fee (a fine).

    • Recently I received a letter of composition of $20 from the Car Parks Division, Urban Redevelopment Authority, for parking my broken down car in Keong Siak Road where it joins Sago Street and Sago Lane.
    • […] about 300 foreign companies did not file their tax returns with IRAS. Letters of composition were issued to these companies.

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