out-of-court settlement

noun

: an agreement made to avoid a court case

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The lawsuit is still in the discovery phase but could head to trial later this year, unless there is an out-of-court settlement, as is common in media defamation cases. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025 Unlike the out-of-court settlement with George Pino, his wife agreed to a consent agreement to pay the $16 million. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Honeycutt and Key Lime senior VP of corporate strategy Jon Coleman said the firm has since reached a private out-of-court settlement that found the pilots’ safety allegations meritless. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024 An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed sum was reached that February. Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024 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 24 Jan. 2025.

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