out-of-court

[out-uhv-kawrt, -kohrt]

adjective

1. conducted or agreed upon between contending parties without court decision.

   an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit.

Example Sentences

The statement promised “intimate, disturbing, and heartbreaking new details about her time with Epstein, Maxwell and their many well-known friends, including Prince Andrew, about whom she speaks publicly for the first time since their out-of-court settlement in 2022.”

From Salon

In 2022, the prince reached an out-of-court settlement with Ms Giuffre.

From BBC

The out-of-court settlement follows a lengthy legal battle in which 7,723 claimants said they had lost property and suffered health complications because of the 2021 fire in the Lolldaiga conservancy in Kenya's Rift Valley.

From BBC

The trust denied liability but resolved each of the claims in out-of-court settlements, which were secured following a civil claim pursued as a group action.

From BBC

They were dealt with out of court by way of a deferred youth caution following a referral to the youth justice panel for an out-of-court disposal - a process aimed at diverting young people away from the criminal justice system where possible.

From BBC