The forcible inducement to act. 2. Compulsion may be lawful or unlawful. 1. When a man is compelled by lawful authority to do that which be ought to do, that compulsion does not affect the validity of the act; as for example, when a court of competent jurisdiction compels a party to execute a deed, under the pain of attachment for contempt, the grantor cannot object to it on … [Read more...] about COMPULSION
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COMPOUNDABLE
Able to be compounded (see compound). Able to be added to or made worse, a compound crime. In Indian law a compoundable offence is one which can be settled before the court (as opposed to a non-compoundable offence which cannot). It may refer to an offense that can be settled for money between an injured party and the defendant. … [Read more...] about COMPOUNDABLE
COMPULSORY
Required. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition (noun) - In ecclesiastical procedure, a compulsory is a kind of writ to compel the attendance of a witness, to undergo examination. Philllm. Ecc. Law, 1258.(adjective) - Involuntary; forced; coerced by legal process or by force of statute. Compulsory arbitration. That which takes place where the consent of one of the … [Read more...] about COMPULSORY
COMPOUNDER
In Louisiana. The maker of a composition, generally called the "amicable compounder." … [Read more...] about COMPOUNDER
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION
That which takes place where the consent of one of the parties is enforced by statutory provisions. … [Read more...] about COMPULSORY ARBITRATION