out-of-court settlement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofout-of-courtandsettlement
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out-of-court
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk/ˌaʊt.əvˈkɔːt/us/ˌaʊt̬.əvˈkɔːrt/
agreed without involving a trial in a ...
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settlement
noun
uk/ˈset.əl.mənt/us/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofout-of-courtandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Discussions about achieving a justout-of-courtsettlementof this issue are proceeding.
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Is he further aware of a recentout-of-courtsettlementinvolving a local authority and a claim against it for compensation from one of its employees?
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Where offences are detected and the persons responsible traced, action is taken either through out-of-courtsettlementor, in the more serious cases, by prosecution.
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However, the damages that the service men would seek in court, or seek to reach in anout-of-courtsettlement, would be additional.
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Shortly afterwards, negotiations commenced, which eventually led to anout-of-courtsettlement.
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As court proceedings have now begun, it would be inappropriate to comment on the question of anout-of-courtsettlement.
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When people obtain anout-of-courtsettlement, they should know under which heads they receive the damages.
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The nature of a compensation payment in anout-of-courtsettlementdepends on the terms of the settlement read in the light of the pleadings.
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In accordance with advice from leading counsel, anout-of-courtsettlementwas reached with each of the parties involved.
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Over the forthcoming months, we will be working conscientiously on these monitoring measures and on theout-of-courtsettlementof disputes.
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Dyfed county council, in anout-of-courtsettlementwith the consulting engineers who designed the bridge, obtained compensation of £3 million.
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Anout-of-courtsettlementwas made, bringing the total sums provided to £76 million.
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Where agreement is reached, compensation will be arranged in the same way as in any otherout-of-courtsettlement.
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In addition, the consumer is also safeguarded as regards the court orout-of-courtsettlementof claims.
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The interest element in anout-of-courtsettlementis made between the parties.
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As a result, a compromise,out-of-courtsettlementwas reached.
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