0 agreed without involving a trial in a law court: --
an out-of-court settlement
1 an out-of-court agreement or deal is made between people involved in a legal argument without a decision needing to made in a court of law: --
a(n) out-of-court settlement/agreement/deal The case was never tried because Laker reached an out-of-court settlement with the other airlines.
2 if two people or companies reach an agreement out of court, they find a solution to a legal argument without using a court of law: --
It would be appropriate to encourage swift out-of-court settlements.
The result has been a mushrooming of civil actions and out-of-court settlements, costing in total many millions of pounds.
The nature of a compensation payment in an out-of-court settlement depends on the terms of the settlement read in the light of the pleadings.
When people obtain an out-of-court settlement, they should know under which heads they receive the damages.
As court proceedings have now begun, it would be inappropriate to comment on the question of an out-of-court settlement.
Shortly afterwards, negotiations commenced, which eventually led to an out-of-court settlement.
However, the damages that the service men would seek in court, or seek to reach in an out-of-court settlement, would be additional.
Where offences are detected and the persons responsible traced, action is taken either through out-of-court settlement or, in the more serious cases, by prosecution.
