out of court



out of court

Before trial or without litigation. The phrase is used to describe decisions, especially settlements, that are resolved before a case goes to trial. I have no desire to draw this out in a long trial, so let's offer to settle out of court.
See also: court, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DariyaDAH-ree-yahUkrainian
PeadarPAD-arIrish, Scottish
SÉAghdhaSHAYIrish
Mitul-Indian, Gujarati, Hindi
Sevastian-Russian
Arnall['a:nəl]