out of court
idiom
: without going to court : without a lawsuit
They were able to settle/resolve the case out of court.
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Guilfoyle has been the subject of at least 13 malpractice lawsuits, 12 of which were settled out of court; one was dismissed.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
Last year, the county filed a motion to have the lawsuit tossed out of court.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
Booz Allen denied the accusation and settled the case out of court.
—By Jessica Guynn, Jayme Fraser and Nick Penzenstadler, Usa Today and Will Evans, Reveal, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
That decision led to a two-year-long legal dispute with the Trump Organization, which the parties settled out of court in April 2017.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2023
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
Last year, the county filed a motion to have the lawsuit tossed out of court.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
Booz Allen denied the accusation and settled the case out of court.
—By Jessica Guynn, Jayme Fraser and Nick Penzenstadler, Usa Today and Will Evans, Reveal, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
That decision led to a two-year-long legal dispute with the Trump Organization, which the parties settled out of court in April 2017.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2023
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“Out of court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20court. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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