settle
verb (used with object)
to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
well-settled
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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
So, Barrett concluded, Congress’ power to regulate the adoption of Native children is well-settled.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2023
The county further argued the acts committed against LaRose “were perpetrated by a non-employee off work premises, and therefore under well-settled law cannot affect the ‘terms and conditions’ of her employment.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
"I am surprised to see that an old-established and well-settled government like Mexico should got a revolution on his hands, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared as he skimmed the head-lines in the morning papers.
From Potash and Perlmutter Settle Things by Montague Glass
