First write the English line, then leave a space and write its Persian legal equivalentaccession n. 1.The formal agreement of a country to an international *treaty, The term is applied to the agreement of a country to become a member state of the European Union. Member states accede to the Treaty of Rome or any other EU treaty by signing accession agreements 2. The process of a member of the royal family succeeding to the throne, which occurs immediately on the death or abdication of the previous sovereign. access land Land to which the public will have access for the purposes of open-air recreation under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. It includes land shown as open country (mountain, moor, heath, or down) on a map in conclusive form issued by an appropriate countryside body (the Countryside Agency or the Countryside Council for Wales) or as common land, or land situated more than 600 metres above sea level, or land that has been dedicated as access land. accessory n. One who is party tO a crime that is actually committed by someone else. An accessory is one who either successfully incites someone tO commit crime (counsels procures)or helps him tO do SO (*aids and abets). The accessory is subject to the same punishments and orders as the principal (see alsoCoMMON DESICN). It is an offence to assist a person whom one knows has committed an arrestable offence with the intention of impeding his apprehension or prosecution. See also IMPEDING APPREHENSION OR PROSECUTION. accessory liability If a stranger knowingly and dishonestly assists a trustee in a breach of trust he will be liable as an accessory. He will not usually have received any trust assets; however, in assisting in the breach he will be personally liable to account to the trust for any losses arising from his actions. accident n. See FATAL ACCIDENTS: MISTAKE; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. accident record book A record kept by the police of details of the accidents they have investigated. Access to this is usually requested by solicitors acting in subsequent litigation relating to *road traffic accidents. The Association of Chief Police Officers Traffic Committee has issued guidelines on charges for such reports accommodation bill A bill of exchange accepted by an accommodation party. i.e. a person who signs ithout receiving value and for the purpose of lending his name_(e his credit) to someone else. An accommodation party is liable on the bill to a *holder for value. accomplice n. One who is a party to a crime, either as a principal or as an accessory. See alsocoRROBORATION. accord and satisfaction The purchase by one party to a contract of a release from his obligations under it when the other party has already performed his side of the bargain. A release of this one-sided nature constitutes a unilateral discharge of the contract; unless granted by deed, it can at common law be effected only by purchase, i.e. by a fresh agreement (accord) for which new consideration (satisfaction) is given. If, for example, A is due to pay £1000on a particular date to B for contractual services rendered, B might agree to accept £900 paid on an earlier date, the earlier payment constituting satisfaction. Compare BILATERAL DISCHARGE. See also (PROMISSORY) ESTOPPEL account n. A right at common law and later (more importantly) in equity,