out-of-court settlement

noun

: an agreement made to avoid a court case

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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 Trump and his family, however, maintain protected from audit and other tax enforcement actions in connection with tax returns filed before last month's out-of-court settlement of his lawsuit, as per the original settlement that created the fund. Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 June 2026 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 26 Jun. 2026.

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