settle a lawsuit

idiom

: to end a lawsuit before the court makes a decision about it

They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle the lawsuit.

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In 2022, the local government agreed to pay $12.5 million to McIntyre and his mother to settle a lawsuit after a deposition in which Golubski invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent 555 times. —

CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024 In 2022, the local government agreed to pay $12.5 million to McIntyre and his mother to settle a lawsuit after a deposition in which Golubski invoked his 5th Amendment right to remain silent 555 times. —

Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024 His relatives received $7.5 million this year to settle a lawsuit. —

Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 In September, Sebastian County and health provider Turn Key Health Clinics LLC reached a $6 million settlement with Larry Eugene Price Jr.'s family to settle a lawsuit filed over Price's 2021 death from dehydration and malnutrition. —

Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for settle a lawsuit

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