satisfaction of a claim

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• Satisfaction — Sat is*fac tion, n. [OE. satisfaccioun, F. satisfaction, fr. L. satisfactio, fr. satisfacere to satisfy. See {Satisfy}.] 1. The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• satisfaction — ► NOUN 1) the state of being satisfied. 2) Law the payment of a debt or fulfilment of an obligation or claim. 3) what is felt to be due to one to make up for an injustice: the work will stop if they don t get satisfaction …   English terms dictionary

• satisfaction — noun 1 (C, U) a feeling of happiness or pleasure because you have achieved something or got what you wanted: She got great satisfaction from helping people learn. | a sigh of deep satisfaction | job satisfaction (=enjoyment of your job) opposite… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• satisfaction — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin satisfaction , satisfactio, from Latin, reparation, amends, from satisfacere to satisfy Date: 14th century 1. a. the payment through penance of the temporal punishment incurred by …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• satisfaction — noun 1》 the state of being satisfied. 2》 Law the payment of a debt or fulfilment of an obligation or claim. 3》 [with negative] what is felt to be owed or due to one. 4》 Christian Theology Christ s atonement for sin. 5》 historical the chance to… …   English new terms dictionary

• accord and satisfaction — n. A means of ending a dispute by forming an agreement (the accord) that one party will pay the other some consideration (the satisfaction, often less than the amount originally agreed to) and that this will discharge any remaining obligation.… …   Law dictionary

• accord and satisfaction — A method of discharging a claim whereby the parties agree to give and accept something in settlement of the claim and perform the agreement, the accord being the agreement and the satisfaction its execution or performance, and it is a new… …   Black's law dictionary

• accord and satisfaction — A method of discharging a claim whereby the parties agree to give and accept something in settlement of the claim and perform the agreement, the accord being the agreement and the satisfaction its execution or performance, and it is a new… …   Black's law dictionary

• Accord And Satisfaction — A legal contract whereby two parties agree to discharge a tort claim, contract or other liability for an amount or based on terms that differ from the original amount of the contract or claim. Accord and satisfaction is also used to settle legal… …   Investment dictionary

• unliquidated claim — or demand A claim which has not been finally determined either as to liability or amount of damages. A disputed claim. Under the law of accord and satisfaction, a claim or debt will be regarded as unliquidated if it is in dispute as to the proper …   Black's law dictionary

• unliquidated claim or demand — A claim which has not been finally determined either as to liability or amount of damages. A disputed claim. Under the law of accord and satisfaction, a claim or debt will be regarded as unliquidated if it is in dispute as to the proper amount.… …   Black's law dictionary