Settle in a sentence as a noun

Only we may not need it, but knowing we can afford to pay lawyers will make the big guys settle.

Then when a few of those threats don't stick, all you have to do is "settle for nothing" to avoid an actual trial.

And then, when the lawsuit comes, not even settle, but go to trial, when there's mounds of evidence that dooms Best Buy?

At the end of the day the Casinos would settle accounts and exchange chips and cash to make it all come out even.

I may even be given a mansion and a yacht, though honestly I'd settle most of the time for some organic dark chocolate and clean socks.

If every small company stood up and said "no, we will not settle" then there would be far less incentive to pursue bogus infringement claims.

Can you really settle for 'winning' locally, knowing that you're barely competitive globally?

Even if someone wanted to settle into one company for the long haul, that's not only unlikely, but perhaps even highly improbable.

Settle in a sentence as a verb

In plaintiffs' practice, likewise, I was always a strong advocate of standing upon principle and taking cases all the way to judgment, even when substantial offers of settlement were on the table.

If the parties to a lawsuit settle the case, then that case is moot, and with very limited exceptions, the judge is automatically stripped of pretty much all authority in the matter.

Lawyers say, "pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered," meaning that when a litigant gets too greedy, it risks having its legal proceeding go badly wrong. Apple had been given a reasonable accommodation by the court addressing its legitimate concerns but it was not content to settle for that.

These hit-and-run settlements depend fundamentally on the compliance of isolated companies.

Apple might well be able to make a case on appeal that it should be allowed to continue to litigate against Lodsys, on grounds that the same issue is likely to come up again and be settled again, thereby evading judicial review.

If Monster Cable proceeds with litigation against me I will pursue the same merits-driven approach; I do not compromise with bullies and I would rather spend fifty thousand dollars on defense than give you a dollar of unmerited settlement funds.

Now people who were born in Taiwan can pursue their advanced education in many different countries, being well prepared by the generally excellent primary and secondary education there, and then can decide for themselves where to settle to establish a career.

My first seven years were spent primarily on the defense side, where I developed an intense frustration with insurance carriers who would settle meritless claims for nuisance value when the better long-term view would have been to fight against vexatious litigation as a matter of principle.

Settle definitions

noun

a long wooden bench with a back

See also: settee

verb

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"

verb

bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

See also: decide resolve adjudicate

verb

settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

See also: determine

verb

take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

See also: locate

verb

come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

See also: reconcile conciliate

verb

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

See also: sink

verb

become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

See also: root

verb

become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"

verb

establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"

verb

come to rest

verb

arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"

verb

accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"

verb

end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"

verb

dispose of; make a financial settlement

verb

become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"

verb

cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

verb

sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

See also: subside

verb

fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

See also: ensconce

verb

get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"

verb

make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"

See also: finalize finalise

verb

form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"

verb

come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"

See also: fall descend