What does out-of-court mean?
Out-of-court means (law) Without resorting to formal legal action..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(law) Without resorting to formal legal action..
To avoid negative publicity, we arrived at an out-of-court settlement.
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Out-of-court means (law) Without resorting to formal legal action..
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To avoid negative publicity, we arrived at an out-of-court settlement.
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