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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.
1996.
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(agreement in bankruptcy) noun
agreement, arrangement, clearance, compact, compromise agreement, contract, discharge, liquidation, mutual agreement, mutual concession, payment in lieu, reciprocal concession, release, settlement, settlement by mutual agreement, settlement on account
associated concepts: composition agreement, composition in bankruptcy, contract of composition, reorganization
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(makeup) noun
arrangement, array, combination, compilation, compositio, compounding, comprisal, concoction, conformation, constitution, construction, contents, creation, design, efformation, embodiment, establishment, fabrication, formation, formulation, inclusion, manufacture, nature, organization, preparation, production, structure, synthesis, union
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adjustment, arrangement (ordering), array (order), building (business of assembling), combination, compromise, configuration (form), conspiracy, content (structure), coverage (scope), creation, formation, invention, language, manufacture, melange, motif, order (arrangement), organization (structure), origination, performance (workmanship), phraseology, solution (substance), temperament
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
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Collins dictionary of law.
W. J. Stewart.
2001.
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An agreement between a debtor and his creditors whereby the compounding creditors agree with the debtor between themselves to accept from the debtor payment of less than the amounts due to them in full satisfaction of their claim.
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms.
www.practicallaw.com.
2010.
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