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composition deed.See DEED. [Blacks Law 8th]

composition,n.1. An agreement between a debtor and two or more creditors for the adjustment or discharge of an obligation for some lesser amount; an agreement among the debtor and two or more creditors that the debtor will pay the creditors less than their full claims in full   satisfaction of their claims. • The preexisting-duty…

composite work.See WORK(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

composite trademark.See TRADEMARK. [Blacks Law 8th]

composite state.See STATE. [Blacks Law 8th]

composite mark.See composite trademark under TRADEMARK. [Blacks Law 8th]

complicity (k<<schwa>>m-plis-<<schwa>>-tee), n. Association or participation in a criminal act; the act or state of being an accomplice. • Under the Model Penal Code, a person can be an accomplice as a result of either that person’s own conduct or the conduct of another (such as an innocent agent) for which that person is legally…

complice (kom-plis).Archaic. An accomplice or accessory to a crime or immoral behavior. [Blacks Law 8th]

complicated larceny.See mixed larceny under LARCENY. [Blacks Law 8th]

compliance audit.See AUDIT. [Blacks Law 8th]