To compromise is to make a deal between different parties where each party gives up part of their demand.
Compromise, compromised, or compromising may also refer to:
Arts, media, and entertainment Compromise (film), a 1925 American silent drama film Compromised (book), a 2020 American non-fiction book Compromised (film), a 1931 American drama film "Compromised" (FBI), a 2018 television episode "Compromised" (Legends of Tomorrow), a 2016 television episode
Computing Compromising, in hacking computers or networks; see computer security Business email compromise, a cyber crime that uses email fraud to attack businesses and organizations
Crime and espionage To be "compromised" means to be made vulnerable to coercion and blackmail by one's own embarrassing or illicit actions. See Kompromat.
History Various agreements, usually disambiguated by date, location, or topic, often referred to in context as "the compromise":
European Economic Community and European Union
Ioannina compromise Luxembourg compromise
United States
Compromise of 1790 Compromise of 1850 Compromise of 1877 Atlanta Compromise Connecticut Compromise Crittenden Compromise Massachusetts Compromise Missouri Compromise Three-fifths Compromise Wheeler Compromise
Others
Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 Compromise of Avranches (England) Compromise of Caspe (Kingdom of Aragon) Compromise of Nobles (Habsburg Netherlands) Compromise of Thorn (Polish–Teutonic War) Historic Compromise (Italy) Kotel compromise (Israel)
Other uses Compromise agreement, a specific type of contract regulated by statute in the United Kingdom Compromise Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States, a township
See also No Compromise (disambiguation) Southern Compromise (disambiguation) The Great Compromise (disambiguation)