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💸 Not finalized 🧪 Not sinking ⚖️ Not agreeing
non-settling

non-settling

6.7
A person who refuses an offered agreement and continues the legal case
  • adjective
translation icon : no conciliador
  • The non-settling party chose to continue the lawsuit instead of accepting the offer.

Examples

  • Her non-settling attitude made negotiations much more difficult for everyone involved.

  • Because he was non-settling, the case went all the way to trial.

  • Don't be non-settling!

  • The non-settling parties continued to argue in court.

  • The non-settling party refused to accept any compromises, leading to a lengthy trial.

  • Her non-settling approach in the negotiations showed her determination to get a better deal.

  • Many non-settling claimants were present in court, hoping for a fair resolution.

Antonyms

accepting
3.6

Willing to welcome new ideas, people, or situations without judging them

How Compromising

accommodating
17 4.8
non-settling
6.7
intransigent
8 8.1

Surface Forms

non-settling positive

Morphology

non-settling = settling (transparent) = non + settle + ing

The adjective is formed by adding 'non-' to 'settling' (agreeing to a settlement); the negation yields 'refusing to settle', which is straightforward.

Etymology

Non-settling is formed from non- ('not') and settle ('to agree' or 'to resolve'), as in 'settle a dispute'. So a non-settling person or party will not accept a settlement and keeps the disagreement going.