out of court
29
3.7
- idiom
- Specialized
:
extrajudicialmente
- I think the whole matter will be settled out of court.
- settled out of court
- out-of-court settlement
- case out of court
Often that's why they're the vast majority of cases actually settle out of court.
- Often that's why they're the vast majority of cases actually settle out of court.
- Both cases were settled out of court and in neither case did Merrill discipline Stamenson.
- The difference between in court and out of court is that in court someone can say prove it.
- And the lawyer will say, well, we actually know from running his past that he has a he has a history of suing companies and people and settling out of court.
- Apparently, Celsius tried to settle out of court, but Flo Rider was like that numbers too low, low, low, low, low, low.
- You, you won out of court on that.
Examples
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The parties have since settled the suit out of court.
Academic text (2016) -
Settling out of court does not imply an admission of guilt.
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And the case was settled out of court in the end.
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We can settle this out of court.
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Her case was settled out of court.
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The company settled one of the cases out of court.
Academic text (2014) -
My suggestion is you settle out of court.
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A smaller company, Unifirst, was also sued, but the case was quickly settled out of court before the trial.
Academic text (1993) -
Battley was awarded an out-of-court settlement in the region of 500,000, reflecting the serious impact of her phobia.
Academic text (2012) -
Most sexual harassment cases are settled out of court to avoid the stress of a trial.
Antonyms
How Formal
- Specialized
545
4.5
- Formal
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8.3
- Formal
384
3.3
- Specialized
29
3.7
3
5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'out of' (outside/not in) with 'court' (legal forum), so a learner who knows those constituents can infer it refers to something handled outside the court rather than at trial. This composition follows a straightforward locative/relational pattern common across languages, making the meaning directly derivable for B1 learners.
Etymology
The phrase out of court comes from the simple image of people settling a legal problem out of the court, in private talks instead of in the courtroom. So, when a case is settled out of court, it means the parties agree without an official 'trial'.