settlement agreement (pluralsettlement agreements) (law) A contractual agreement between parties to actual or potential litigation by which each party agrees to a resolution of the underlying dispute.
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Пример употребления: In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. (Wikipedia).
Settlement, in law, a compromise or agreement between litigants to settle the matters in dispute between them in order to dispose of and conclude their litigation. (Britannica).