settlement
Small established community
Settlement is an arrangement that resolves a dispute, especially a legal case ending before trial: They reached an out-of-court settlement.
It also means a place where people establish a community, particularly in previously uninhabited or sparsely populated territory: early European settlements along the coast.
Settlement can refer to the act of settling—paying a debt, colonizing land, or the gradual sinking of a structure into its foundation.
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- townMid-sized settlement
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- outpostRemote military station
kibbutz · commune · homestead · dwelling · inhabitants · founding · establishment · permanent
Civil court proceeding
- damagesCompensation for injury
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · compensation · liability · court · verdict · award · restitution · indemnity
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- termsConditions of an agreement
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
arbitration · finalization · accord · arrangement · understanding · conciliation · stipulation · out-of-court
Dependent territorial settlement
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- frontierEdge of settlement
- outpostRemote military station
territory · New World · Plymouth · Jamestown · indigenous · conquest · expedition · imperialism
Record of dealings
- debtMoney owed another
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- billAmount owed, written
remittance · clearance · outstanding · final · full · partial · overdue · transaction
village
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- townMid-sized settlement
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
outpost · kibbutz · commune · homestead · dwelling · inhabitants · founding · establishment · permanent · temporary
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- damagesCompensation for injury
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
plaintiff · defendant · compensation · liability · court · verdict · award · restitution · indemnity · class-action
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- termsConditions of an agreement
mediation · arbitration · finalization · accord · arrangement · understanding · conciliation · stipulation · out-of-court · binding
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
outpost · territory · New World · Plymouth · Jamestown · indigenous · conquest · expedition · imperialism · annexation
account
Record of dealings
bill · remittance · clearance · outstanding · final · full · partial · overdue · transaction · reconciliation
- decisive actionsultimatum, veto, verdict, ruling, declaration
- Frontier LandsWild West, Outback, Alaska, Yukon, wilderness
- historic placesghost town, old town, ancient city, colonial town, historic district
- Negotiation Termsdeadlock, bargaining, negotiation, stalemate, compromise
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
- settlementsvillage, cities, hamlet, city, towns
settlementconflict
Opposition between parties
impasse · deadlock · trial · dispute · disagreement
settlementtrial verdict
Court's official decision
court judgment · adjudication · trial · litigation · judgment
settlementabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
desertion · evacuation · decolonization · depopulation · exodus
- divorce settlementTerms ending a marriage
- legal settlementNegotiated dispute resolution
- out-of-court settlementResolution bypassing formal litigation
- peace settlementAgreement ending armed conflict
- debt settlementNegotiated partial repayment agreement
- marriage settlementContract governing spousal property
settlements, resettlement, resettlements, settlement agreement