satisfaction piece

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satisfaction piece - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  SATISFACTION PIECE, Eng. practice. An instrument of writing in which it is 
  declared that, satisfaction is acknowledged between the plaintiff and 
  defendant. It is signed by the attorney, and on its production and the 
  warrant of attorney to the clerk of the judgments, satisfactio is entered on 
  payment, of certain fees. Lee's Dict. of Pr. tit. Satisfaction.