Compatibility
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Such harmony between the duties of two offices that they may be discharged by one person. C0MPENSACI0N. In Spanish Law. The extinction of a debt by another debt of equal dignity between persons who have mutual claims on each other. C0MPENSATI0 CR I MINIS. The compensation or set-off of one crime against another: for example, in questions of divorce, where one party claims the divorce on the ground of adultery of his or her companion, the latter may show that the complainant has been guilty of the same offence, and, having himself violated the contract, cannot complain of its violation on the other side. This principle is incorporated in the codes of most civilized nations. See 1 Hagg. Cons. 144; 1 Hagg. Eccl. 714; Wood v. Wood, 2 Paige, Ch. (N. Y.) 108, 2 D. & B. 64; Bishop, Marr. & D. §§ 393, 394.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Such relation and consistency between the duties of two offices that they may be held and filled by one person.