confidential settlement
Private legal resolution
A confidential settlement is a legal agreement resolving a dispute where the terms—often including the amount paid—are kept secret by all parties.
These are common in lawsuits involving corporations, celebrities, or sensitive allegations: The company reached a confidential settlement with the former employee.
Critics argue such agreements can hide patterns of wrongdoing from the public.
- nondisclosureConcealment of information
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
- hush hushExtremely secret, concealed
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- privateRestricted to certain parties
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confidential settlementjury verdict
Deliberating body's formal decision
court judgment · trial verdict · judicial ruling · public trial · court decision
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