out-of-court settlement

noun

: an agreement made to avoid a court case

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Following a closed session, the board approved an out-of-court settlement with the estate of Destinie Hall, stemming from the April 2023 shooting death of Timothy McDaniel Hardy. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025 The two reached an out-of-court settlement in February 2022 of an undisclosed amount. Kc Baker, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 The case was dropped two years later after both parties reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025 An injunction would effectively shelve Venu Sports at least until a trial—which wouldn’t occur until next year or later—absent a successful appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit or an out-of-court settlement. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 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 19 Jun. 2025.

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