out-of-court settlement

noun

: an agreement made to avoid a court case

Examples of out-of-court settlement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last week’s out-of-court settlement appears to be the final chapter in the legal battle that followed the landmark 2012 ruling in Willis’ favor. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026

Disney and Miramax reached an out-of-court settlement, but CAA has continued to fight, denying that its agents did anything wrong. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 June 2026

Last year, Leeds and Everton reached their own out-of-court settlement with regard to the latter’s 2021-22 breach. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 June 2026

Years earlier, in 2001, the undercover detective involved claimed her career had been ruined by the case, and received around $166,000 in an out-of-court settlement, per the BBC. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026

Rhymes for out-of-court settlement

• resettlement