settle out of court
1settle out of court — Ⅰ. settle (a case) out of court ► LAW to end a legal disagreement without taking legal action: »The firm has agreed to settle out of court. Main Entry: ↑court Ⅱ. settle out of court ► LAW to end an argument without having to go to a court of law …
2settle out of court — find a solution to a problem without a need to go to court …
3settle a case out of court — Ⅰ. settle (a case) out of court ► LAW to end a legal disagreement without taking legal action: »The firm has agreed to settle out of court. Main Entry: ↑court Ⅱ. settle out of court ► LAW to end an argument without having to go to a court of law …
4out of court — ➔ court1 * * * out of court UK US adverb ► LAW if two people or companies reach an agreement out of court, they find a solution to a legal argument without using a court of law: »Banks often opt to settle out of court …
5out-of-court settlement — n an agreement to end a legal argument, in which one side agrees to pay money to the other so that the problem is not brought to court →settle sth out of court at ↑court1 (1) …
6out-of-court — adjective out of court settlement an agreement to settle a legal argument, in which one side agrees to pay money to the other so that the problem is not brought to court see also: settle sth out of court court 1 (1) …
7out of court — phrasal 1. : without a court hearing : by private arrangement settling the dispute out of court 2. : out of consideration : extraneous to a discussion : too ill advised or ridiculous to be considered the nationalists … have put themselves out of… …
8settle — set·tle vb set·tled, set·tling vt 1: to resolve conclusively settle a question of law 2: to establish or secure permanently a settled legal principle 3 …
9settle — set‧tle [ˈsetl] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to end an argument by agreeing to do something: • The two companies signed a pact that settled the patent suit. • Before the second phase of the trial, the companysettled out of court (= ended… …
10court — ▪ I. court court 1 [kɔːt ǁ kɔːrt] noun 1. the court the people in a court, especially the judge, other officials, and the jury (= ordinary people who decide certain cases). The phrase is often used when talking about what a judge or jury think or …
