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accord and satisfaction
accord and satisfaction definition - legal
n
An accord that has been satisfied by the completion of the agreed upon payment
or performance. The satisfaction (that is, completion) of the accord
extinguishes the original obligation that the obligee was, or considered
himself, entitled to. Once satisfied, the subject of the accord can never be
raised in any future legal action. See also novation
and settlement.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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