out-of-court settlement

out-of-court settlement
The phrase is used with reference to agreements and transactions in regard to a pending suit which are arranged or take place between parties or their counsel privately and without being referred to the judge or court for authorization or approval. Thus, a case which is compromised, settled, and withdrawn by private agreement of the parties, after its institution, is said to be settled "out of court."
See settlement (structured settlement)

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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