law of composition

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• composition with creditors — A contract made by an insolvent or financially pressed debtor with two or more creditors in which the creditors agree to accept one specific partial payment of the total amount of their claims, which is to be divided pro rata among them in full… …   Law dictionary

• composition — com·po·si·tion n: an agreement between an insolvent debtor and several creditors whereby partial payment of the debts discharges in full the original obligations compare accord, compromise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

• composition of differences — index accommodation (adjustment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Composition — may refer to: Composition (logical fallacy), in which one assumes that a whole has a property solely because its various parts have that property Compounding is also known as composition in linguistic literature in computer science Object… …   Wikipedia

• Composition of matter — In United States patent law, a composition of matter is one of the four principal categories of things that may be patented. The other three are a process (also termed a method), a machine, and an article of manufacture. In United States patent… …   Wikipedia

• composition — @ composition deed An agreement embodying the terms of a composition between a debtor and his creditors @ composition of matter In patent law, a substance composed of two or more different substances, without regard to form. A mixture or chemical …   Black's law dictionary

• composition — @ composition deed An agreement embodying the terms of a composition between a debtor and his creditors @ composition of matter In patent law, a substance composed of two or more different substances, without regard to form. A mixture or chemical …   Black's law dictionary

• Composition — Com po*si tion, n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See {Composite}.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a) The invention… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Composition cloth — Composition Com po*si tion, n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See {Composite}.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Composition deed — Composition Com po*si tion, n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See {Composite}.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Composition metal — Composition Com po*si tion, n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See {Composite}.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English