Definitions of recovery
an amount of money awarded in, or collected following, a judgment
The PacifiCorp has been granted recovery of $137 Million.
the granting of a right to something (usually damages) by a judge
The trial judge awarded recovery to both vendors, and the landowner appealed.
to be given back something that has been taken away or lost
The court held that he was eligible for recovery of monies paid under the contract.