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compromise (settle by mutual agreement)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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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
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
compromise — I UK [ˈkɒmprəmaɪz] / US [ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms compromise : singular compromise plural compromises ** a) a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have… … English dictionary
compromise — com|pro|mise1 [ kamprə,maız ] noun count or uncount ** a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have everything they want: compromise between: This deal is the ideal compromise… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compromise — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an agreement between two people that is achieved by both people accepting less than they wanted at first: Compromise is an inevitable part of marriage. | reach a compromise: Talks continue in the hope that the two factions will… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compromise — compromiser, n. compromisingly, adv. compromissary /kom prom euh ser ee/, adj. /kom preuh muyz /, n., v., compromised, compromising. n. 1. a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or… … Universalium
compromise — com•pro•mise [[t]ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪz[/t]] n. v. mised, mis•ing 1) a settlement of differences by mutual adjustment or modification of opposing claims, principles, demands, etc.; agreement by mutual concession 2) the result of such a settlement 3)… … From formal English to slang
compromise — /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz / (say kompruhmuyz) noun 1. a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an adjustment of conflicting claims, principles, etc., by yielding a part of each; arbitration. 2. anything resulting from compromise. 3. a concession… …
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 — [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
