The act of satisfying a party by paylng what is due to him, (as on a mortgage, lien, or contract,) or what is awarded to him, by the judgment of a conrt or otherwise. Thus, a judgment is satisfied by the payment of the amount due to the party who has recovered such Judgment, or by hls levying the amount. See Miller ▼. Beck, 108 Iowa, 575, 79 N. W. 344; Rivers v. Blom, 163 Mo. 442, 63 S. W. 812; Mazyck v. Coll, 3 Rlch. Law (S. C.) 236; Green v. Green, 49 Ind. 423; Bryant v. Fairfield, 51 Me. 152; Armour Bros. Banklng Co. v. Add-ington, 1 Ind. T. 304, 37 S. W. 100
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
