finis

finis (fI-nis orfin-is). [Latin] Hist.

1. Boundary or limit.

2. The compromise of a fine of conveyance. See FINE (1).

“The parties then applied to the court to compromise the action; by the terms of the compromise (finis) the intending vendor admitted that the land belonged to the intending purchaser because he had given it to him, and the terms of the compromise were recorded in the court records.” Peter Butt, Land Law 102 (2d ed. 1988).

3. A fine, or payment of money made to satisfy a claim of criminal penalty.

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