compromise settlement

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• COMPROMISE — (Heb. פְּשָׁרָה, pesharah; apparently derived from the term pesher, solution, Eccles. 8:1), deciding a civil law dispute (dinei mamonot) by the court or an arbitral body, through the exercise of their discretion and not according to the laws… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• compromise — com·pro·mise 1 n: an agreement resolving differences by mutual concessions esp. to prevent or end a lawsuit compromise 2 vb mised, mis·ing vt: to resolve or dispose of by a compromise cases in which a dispute is compromised E. A. Farnsworth and W …   Law dictionary

• settlement — set·tle·ment n 1: the act or process of settling 2 a: an agreement reducing or resolving differences; esp: an agreement between litigants that concludes the litigation the states finally agreed upon a settlement and a consent decree W. J. Brennan …   Law dictionary

• compromise and settlement — Settlement of a dispute by mutual agreement to avoid a lawsuit. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. compromise and settlement Settlement of a dispute by mutual agreemen …   Law dictionary

• Compromise — Com pro*mise, n. [F. compromis, fr. L. compromissum a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to make such a promise; com + promittere to promise. See {Promise}.] 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• compromise agreement — index composition (agreement in bankruptcy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 compromise agreement …   Law dictionary

• compromise — [n] agreement, give and take accommodation, accord, adjustment, arrangement, bargain, compact, composition, concession, contract, copout*, covenant, deal, fifty fifty*, half and half, half measure, happy medium*, mean, middle course, middle… …   New thesaurus

• compromise — [käm′prə mīz΄] n. [ME & OFr compromis < LL compromissum, a compromise, mutual promise < L compromissus, pp. of compromittere, to make a mutual promise to abide by an arbiter s decision < com , together + promittere, to PROMISE] 1. a… …   English World dictionary

• settlement agreement — See compromise agreement. Related links compromise agreement Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …   Law dictionary

• compromise and settlement — Settlement of a disputed claim by mutual concession to avoid a lawsuit. Newsom v. Miller, 42 Wash.2d 727, 258 P.2d 812, 814. An arrangement arrived at, either in court or out of court, for settling a dispute upon what appears to the parties to be …   Black's law dictionary

• compromise and settlement — Settlement of a disputed claim by mutual concession to avoid a lawsuit. Newsom v. Miller, 42 Wash.2d 727, 258 P.2d 812, 814. An arrangement arrived at, either in court or out of court, for settling a dispute upon what appears to the parties to be …   Black's law dictionary