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out of court — Actions, including negotiations between parties or their attorneys, without any direct involvement of a judge or the judicial system. Most commonly it refers to an out of court settlement in which the parties work out a settlement agreement,… … Law dictionary
out of court — ➔ court1 * * * out of court UK US adverb ► LAW 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: »Banks often opt to settle out of court … Financial and business terms
out-of-court — UK US /ˌaʊtəvˈkɔːt/ adjective [before noun] ► LAW 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… … Financial and business terms
out–of–court — adj 1: not made under oath or affirmation as part of a judicial proceeding (as a trial or deposition) an out–of–court statement 2: not made or done as part of a judicial proceeding an out–of–court settlement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
out-of-court — adj. Arranged privately, outside of court or trial, by parties to a lawsuit. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. out of court adj. Done … Law dictionary
out-of-court — adjective an out of court settlement is an agreement between the people involved in a legal argument that an amount of money will be paid without the case being decided officially in a law court ╾ ,out of court adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
out of court — ► out of court before a legal hearing can take place. Main Entry: ↑court … English terms dictionary
out of court — phrasal 1. : without a court hearing : by private arrangement settling the dispute out of court 2. : out of consideration : extraneous to a discussion : too ill advised or ridiculous to be considered the nationalists … have put themselves out of… … Useful english dictionary
out-of-court — /owt euhv kawrt , kohrt /, adj. conducted or agreed upon between contending parties without court decision: an out of court settlement of a lawsuit. * * * out of court UK US adjective an out of court settlement is an agreement between the people… … Useful english dictionary
out-of-court — adjective out of court settlement an agreement to settle a legal argument, in which one side agrees to pay money to the other so that the problem is not brought to court see also: settle sth out of court court 1 (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
