settle a lawsuit
idiom
: to end a lawsuit before the court makes a decision about it
They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle the lawsuit.
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The company also recently agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that aired last year, a move Colbert later criticized on his show.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump during his election campaign last year.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 July 2025
Paramount paid $16 million to the Trump Library fund to settle a lawsuit Trump filed against it, following itsCBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris last year, which her then-campaign rival, Trump, did not like.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 July 2025
The company also entered mediation to try and settle a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trump against CBS, reportedly offering $15 million to settle.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump during his election campaign last year.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 July 2025
Paramount paid $16 million to the Trump Library fund to settle a lawsuit Trump filed against it, following itsCBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris last year, which her then-campaign rival, Trump, did not like.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 July 2025
The company also entered mediation to try and settle a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trump against CBS, reportedly offering $15 million to settle.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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“Settle a lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20a%20lawsuit. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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