accord and satisfaction

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Agreement between two parties to a contract, in which one party (which has a legal claim against the other) releases the other party from its obligations in return for some form of compensation. The agreement is the 'accord,' and the compensation is the 'satisfaction.'

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I was glad that we were going to be released from our contractual obligations, but not glad that we still had to deal with an accord and satisfaction agreement.
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The two parties reached an accord and satisfaction, in return for the royalties that the author received the distribution company would drop subsequent charges against the author.
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You need to make sure that you do everything to live up to the accord and satisfaction so that you know the deal is done right.
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