out-of-court settlement

noun

: an agreement made to avoid a court case

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Anyone who thought the competing sides in NASCAR’s ongoing Charter war would sit down, make nice, and come to some sort of out-of-court settlement would be wrong. Greg Engle, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 In April 2010, 19 children reached an out-of-court settlement with the Corby town council — ending an 11-year legal battle for Collins and the families, The Guardian reported. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025 The sportswear company reached an out-of-court settlement with West last October, with CEO Bjørn Gulden saying neither party walked away with any money. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025 Court records show the claimant is in out-of-court settlement discussions with CoreCivic, which had previously denied all the allegations in the suit. Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for out-of-court settlement

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“Out-of-court settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-court%20settlement. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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