legal settlement
1legal settlement — Same as legal residence. Louriston v Swift County Comrs. 89 Minn 91, 93 NW 1052. See settlement of pauper …
2settlement — set·tle·ment n 1: the act or process of settling 2 a: an agreement reducing or resolving differences; esp: an agreement between litigants that concludes the litigation the states finally agreed upon a settlement and a consent decree W. J. Brennan …
3Settlement (finance) — Settlement (of securities) is the process whereby securities or interests in securities are delivered, usually against payment, to fulfill contractual obligations, such as those arising under securities trades. This involves the delivery of… …
4Settlement — Set tle*ment, n. 1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor. [1913 Webster] Every man living has a design in his …
5Settlement — may refer to:* Consolidation (soil), settlement in soil * Human settlement, permanent community where people live ** Israeli settlement, communities inhabited by Israeli Jews in territory that came under Israel s control as a result of the 1967… …
6Legal death — is a legal pronouncement by a qualified person that further medical care is not appropriate and that a patient should be considered dead under the law. The specific criteria used to pronounce legal death are variable and often depend on certain… …
7settlement offer — ➔ offer2 * * * settlement offer UK US noun [C] LAW ► an offer of money or property by one of the people or organizations involved in a legal argument in an attempt to end the argument without having to go to court: »If the policyholder is… …
8settlement risk — The risk is that one party may perform on its obligation upon settlement of a financial instrument but the other might not, leaving the non defaulting party in the position of having paid out under the contract and received nothing in return.… …
9settlement statement — A breakdown of costs involved in a real estate sale. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. settlement statement A breakdown of costs involved in a real estate sale …
10settlement agreement — See compromise agreement. Related links compromise agreement Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
