out-of-court

American  

[out-uhv-kawrt, -kohrt] / ˈaʊt əvˈkɔrt, -ˈkoʊrt /

adjective

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

   an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit.

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Example Sentences

An out-of-court financial settlement was reached between Andrew and Giuffre in 2022, which made no admission of wrongdoing on Andrew's part.

From BBC

Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 containing no admission of liability.

From BBC

He has always denied the claim and reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022.

From BBC

Mountbatten-Windsor, who has always denied the allegations, reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022.

From BBC

But in the past two years, 13 software companies have defaulted on loans that were broadly syndicated to investors, including both traditional defaults, such as bankruptcies, and out-of-court restructurings known as liability management exercises, according to PitchBook LCD.

From The Wall Street Journal