amicable — UK US /ˈæmɪkəbl/ adjective ► pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation: »His manner was perfectly amicable but I felt uncomfortable. »an amicable debate ► an amicable agreement is achieved without arguments or anger: an amicable… … Financial and business terms
amicable — am|i|ca|ble [ˈæmıkəbəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: amicablis, from amicus friend ] an amicable agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel ▪ Their relationship… … Dictionary of contemporary English
amicable — adjective an amicable agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel: an amicable settlement that was acceptable to both sides amicably adverb amicability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
amicable — adjective /ˈæmɪkəbl/ Showing friendliness or goodwill. They hoped to reach an amicable agreement. See Also: amiable, amity … Wiktionary
amicable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. friendly (See friend). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. peaceable, friendly, neighborly, genial; see friendly 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [AM i kuh buhl] characterized by… … English dictionary for students
amicable — [adj] friendly, especially regarding an agreement accordant, agreeing, amiable, civil, clubby*, concordant, cordial, courteous, cozy, empathic, good humored, harmonious, kind, kindly, like minded, mellow, neighborly, pacific, peaceable, peaceful … New thesaurus
amicable action — An action brought and carried on by the mutual consent and arrangement of the parties, to obtain judgment of court on a doubtful question of law, the facts being usually settled by agreement. See case (case agreed on); declaratory judgment … Black's law dictionary
amicable scire facias to revive a judgment — /aemakabal sayriy feyshiyss/ A written agreement, signed by the person to be bound by the revival, in the nature of a writ of scire facias with a confession of judgment thereon, which must be duly docketed, but which requires no judicial action… … Black's law dictionary
amicable action — An action brought and carried on by the mutual consent and arrangement of the parties, to obtain judgment of court on a doubtful question of law, the facts being usually settled by agreement. See case (case agreed on); declaratory judgment … Black's law dictionary
amicable scire facias to revive a judgment — /aemakabal sayriy feyshiyss/ A written agreement, signed by the person to be bound by the revival, in the nature of a writ of scire facias with a confession of judgment thereon, which must be duly docketed, but which requires no judicial action… … Black's law dictionary
amicable suit — A suit in which all the facts are admitted by the parties, leaving only one or more questions of law for the court to decide. Belloc v Rogers, 9 Cal 123. A suit in which, pursuant to prior agreement between the parties, needless expense and delay … Ballentine's law dictionary