out of court
Without a trial
Out of court describes matters resolved without formal trial proceedings.
A lawsuit settled out of court ends through negotiation rather than judicial verdict.
The phrase also means inadmissible or not worth considering: His alibi was so flimsy it was ruled out of court immediately.
An out-of-court settlement typically involves payment in exchange for dropping legal action.
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
resolved · civil case · lawsuit · plaintiff · defendant · lawyer · dismissed · confidential · nondisclosure agreement · gag order · compromise · damages · dispute · shake hands · hush · hush money · sealed · behind closed doors
- netballcentre, goal keeper, footwork, positions, pass
- settlementsvillage, cities, hamlet, city, towns
- injury claimspersonal injury, injury claim, injury settlement, insurance claim, bodily harm
- verdictsguilty verdict, guilty, not guilty, acquitted, innocent
- civil lawproperty disputes, Napoleonic Code, litigation, damage claims, codification
out of courtin court
During legal proceedings
litigated · judicially · adjudicated · tried · on the record
out, court, outs, outed, outing, outer, outward, outwards, outwardly