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accordant   (<<schwa>>-kor-d<<schwa>>nt),   adj.   In   agreement   <accordant   with   these principles>. [Blacks Law 8th]

accord and satisfaction.An agreement to substitute for an existing debt some alternative form of  discharging  that  debt,  coupled  with  the  actual  discharge  of  the  debt  by  the  substituted performance. • The new agreement is called the accord, and the discharge is called the satisfaction. Cf.  COMPROMISE;  NOVATION;  SETTLEMENT(2),  (3).  [Cases:  Accord  and  Satisfaction 1.C.J.S. Accord…

accord,n.1.  An  amicable  arrangement  between  parties,  esp.  between  peoples  or  nations; COMPACT; TREATY. 2.  An  offer to  give  or to accept a stipulated  performance  in the  future to satisfy  an  obligor’s  existing  duty,  together  with  an  acceptance  of  that  offer.  •  The  performance becomes what is known as a satisfaction. — Also termed executory accord;…

accompt. See ACCOUNT(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

accomplice witness.See WITNESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

accomplice liability.See LIABILITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

accomplice (<<schwa>>-kom-plis).1. A person who is in any way involved with another in the commission of a crime, whether as a principal in the first or second degree or as an accessory. • Although the definition includes an accessory before the fact, not all authorities treat this term as including  an  accessory  after  the  fact. …

accompany,vb.  To  go  along  with  (another);  to  attend.  •  In  automobile-accident  cases,  an unlicensed  driver  is  not  considered  accompanied  by  a  licensed  driver  unless  the  latter  is  close enough to supervise and help the former.[Blacks Law 8th]

accommodatum           (<<schwa>>-kom-<<schwa>>-day-t<<schwa>>m),           n.           See COMMODATUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

accommodation surety.See voluntary surety under SURETY. [Blacks Law 8th]