well-settled
- a word derived from settle.
Example Sentences
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“Under this well-settled legal understanding,” the OLC opinion continued, “an individual could sign a document by directing that his signature be affixed to it by another.”
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025
"But there is a categorical, well-settled distinction between persuasion and coercion. The government must be allowed to seek to persuade people of its views, even where those views are the subject of controversy."
From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023
“However, the term ‘armed attack’ has no universally accepted definition and is still not well-settled with respect to cyberattacks.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2021
In her court filings, Desai said Cooper “relied on well-settled precedent and properly ruled that each of the challenged laws was passed in violation of the constitution.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021
That every idea in consciousness is energizing and carries with it an impulse to some kind of muscular activity is a comparatively new but well-settled principle of psychology.
From Applied Psychology: Driving Power of Thought Being the Third in a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency by Hilton, Warren
