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Sulah

Sulah, means 'compromise', Kanda Anthian v. Madan Rao, AIR 1969 AP 211.

Proved to the satisfaction of the court

go into the merits of the allegations set by the party denying or disagreeing with the terms of compromise or agreement, and decide them so that the parties get full justice in the suit in which a

Fine

money or mulct imposed upon an offender, also called a ransom. See PENALTY. An amicable final agreement or compromise of a fictitious or actual suit to determine the true possessor of land, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.,

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verdict

for the plaintiff or for the defendant and in criminal actions is guilty or not guilty compare judgment compromise verdict : a verdict produced not by sincere unanimous agreement on guilt or liability but by an improper

Erthmiotum

Erthmiotum, a meeting of the neighbourhood to compromise differences amongst themselves; a Court held on the boundary of two lands, Leg. Hen. 1, c. 57.

Without prejudice

in offers, in order to guard against any waiver of right; also for the purposes of negotiating a compromise. See PRE-JUDICE, WITHOUT. With loss of all rights; in a way that finally disposes of party's claim and

Withdrawal of juror

Withdrawal of juror. When a jury cannot agree upon a verdict, or even merely for the sake of compromise, one of them is often withdrawn by consent of the litigants, so as to put an end to

Undertaking

a factory or a granary, Industrial Disputes Tribunal (in re:), (1956) 3 All ER 111. Undertaking, in a compromise decree does not mean a promise to a court. It is merely a solemn promise by one party

Tail

then, of barring an estate-tail were two: viz., a fine, according to the statute law (which was a compromise of a fictitious action), giving a base fee commensurate with the existence of the issue upon whom the

Recovery

the lands in fee-simple and that the tenant-in-tail should be paid a sum of money as consideration. This compromise was entered on the rolls of the Court. The effect of a fine varied from time to time,

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