out-of-court settlement

noun

: an agreement made to avoid a court case

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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 Outside the criminal investigation, Warner reached an out-of-court settlement with Bianco in Janaury 2023. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025 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 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 9 Feb. 2025.

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