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 Except as otherwise provided in these Subscription Terms or our Terms of Service, The Washington Examiner is not willing and not obligated to participate in dispute resolution procedures before bodies responsible for out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes. Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2023 In 2019, Retton reached an out-of-court settlement with Biomet. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024 The pair reached an out-of-court settlement last year after cases in Switzerland, Singapore, Monaco and Hong Kong were all dismissed or discontinued. Oscar Holland, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024 Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement with Andrew, who denied her allegations. USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024 The filmmaker and Amazon reached an out-of-court settlement in November 2019. Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024 At the time of the New Yorker piece, which alleged that Fox News paid the former assistant in an out-of-court settlement to prevent legal action, Guilfoyle once again denied the allegations. Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024 An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached in February. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023 Terms of the out-of-court settlement, which was made public in a court filing, weren’t immediately available. Tierney Sneed, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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