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: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.