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out-of-court
[out-uhv-kawrt, -kohrt]
adjective
conducted or agreed upon between contending parties without court decision.
an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit.
Example Sentences
They admitted the offences but were later dealt with out of court by way of a deferred youth caution following a referral to the youth justice panel for an out-of-court disposal.
They reached an out-of-court settlement in 2022, in which Prince Andrew paid an undisclosed amount of money.
The prince, who has denied all claims against him, reached an out-of-court settlement with her in 2022 which contained no admission of liability or apology.
In 2019 Real striker Cristiano Ronaldo accepted an 18.8m euro fine following an out-of-court settlement and Jose Mourinho was fined 2.2m euros relating to tax charges during his time as Real manager from 2011-12.
Prince Andrew has denied all claims but reached an out-of-court settlement with her in 2022.
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