1. One who settles a dispute; the maker of a com-position. — Also termed amicable compounder. See COMPOSITION(1).
2. One who knows of a crime by another and agrees, for a promised or received reward, not to prosecute.
1. One who settles a dispute; the maker of a com-position. — Also termed amicable compounder. See COMPOSITION(1).
2. One who knows of a crime by another and agrees, for a promised or received reward, not to prosecute.