"letter of composition" meaning in English

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        "2": "composition fee"
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  "etymology_text": "From an obsolete sense of composition, “payment to settle an obligation”: see composition fee.",
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1978 May 27, “Parking Victim”, “Need for ‘no parking’ signs”, in The Straits Times, page 17",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2008 January 2, Soojenn, “Singapore - A Police State”, in Singapore in General (blog)",
          "text": "I have been away from Singapore for more than 15 years, and imagine my surprise on receiving a scanned copy of a \"failure to file return\" […] This the the first letter from the IRAS after more than 15 years and it is a letter of composition and penalty - for Pay and Pay?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, OECD, Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information Tax Purposes Peer Reviews: Singapore 2013, page 32",
          "text": "[…] about 300 foreign companies did not file their tax returns with IRAS. Letters of composition were issued to these companies.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "Official notice of a composition fee (a fine)."
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        "(Singapore) Official notice of a composition fee (a fine)."
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  "word": "letter of composition"
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  "etymology_text": "From an obsolete sense of composition, “payment to settle an obligation”: see composition fee.",
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        {
          "ref": "1978 May 27, “Parking Victim”, “Need for ‘no parking’ signs”, in The Straits Times, page 17",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 January 2, Soojenn, “Singapore - A Police State”, in Singapore in General (blog)",
          "text": "I have been away from Singapore for more than 15 years, and imagine my surprise on receiving a scanned copy of a \"failure to file return\" […] This the the first letter from the IRAS after more than 15 years and it is a letter of composition and penalty - for Pay and Pay?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, OECD, Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information Tax Purposes Peer Reviews: Singapore 2013, page 32",
          "text": "[…] about 300 foreign companies did not file their tax returns with IRAS. Letters of composition were issued to these companies.",
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        "Official notice of a composition fee (a fine)."
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        "(Singapore) Official notice of a composition fee (a fine)."
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