settlement
nounan arrangement to end a legal dispute before a final adjudication (=decision by a court) of a matterThe parties were unable to reach an out-of-court settlement, so the case proceeded to trial.
Legal English Dictionary
- over-the-counter
- arrangement
- public order crime
- malicious prosecution
- discretion
- public international law
- intervening force
- allege
- insider trading
- subsection
- convict
- group relief
- course of action
- policy limits
- infringement
- comparative law
- decision-making function
- presume
- intellectual property
- sanction
- quid pro quo
- real estate investment trust
- consolidate
- balance
- negligent
- dishonoured
- fee tail
- pre-judgment interest
- financial restructuring plan
- non-compliance
- record
- exceed
- discovery
- unregulated
- caveat emptor
- satisfaction
- seizure
- pass
- financial covenants
- give full credit
- forge
- high-yield bond; high yield bond; junk bond
- nationality
- legal precedent
- foreperson
- watertight
- generally accepted accounting principles
- justifiable homicide
- undersigned
- asset
