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settlement
set·tle·ment S0293500 (sĕt′l-mənt)n.1. The act or process of settling: the settlement of sediment.2. a. The settling or establishment of a person or a group of people, as in a new region or in a business.b. A newly colonized region.3. A small community.4. a. An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute: a wage settlement; a peace settlement.b. The resolution of a lawsuit or dispute by settling.c. The process of reaching such an arrangement, agreement, or resolution.5. Law a. The legal determination of title to property.b. The process of making the determinations and distributions associated with a trust.6. A center providing community services in an underprivileged area. Also called settlement house.settlement (ˈsɛtəlmənt) n1. the act or state of settling or being settled2. the establishment of a new region; colonization3. (Human Geography) a place newly settled; colony4. (Human Geography) a collection of dwellings forming a community, esp on a frontier5. a community formed by members of a group, esp of a religious sect6. (Social Welfare) a public building used to provide educational and general welfare facilities for persons living in deprived areas7. (Building) a subsidence of all or part of a structure8. (Banking & Finance) a. the payment of an outstanding account, invoice, charge, etcb. (as modifier): settlement day. 9. (Banking & Finance) an adjustment or agreement reached in matters of finance, business, etc10. (Law) law a. a conveyance, usually to trustees, of property to be enjoyed by several persons in successionb. the deed or other instrument conveying such propertyc. the determination of a dispute, etc, by mutual agreement without resorting to legal proceedingsset•tle•ment (ˈsɛt l mənt)
n. 1. the act or state of settling or the state of being settled. 2. the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis. 3. a state of stability or permanence. 4. an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs. 5. an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management. 6. the settling of persons in a new country or place. 7. a colony, esp. in its early stages. 8. a small community or group of houses in a thinly populated area. 9. a community formed by members of a particular religious or ideological group. 10. the satisfying of a claim or demand; a coming to terms. 11. a. final disposition, through legal proceedings, of opposing claims, an estate, etc. b. the settling of property, title, etc., upon a person. c. the property so settled. 12. Also called set′tlement house`. an establishment in an underprivileged area providing social services to local residents. 13. a subsidence or sinking of all or part of a structure. [1620–1630] Settlement a community settled in a locality, 1697.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  settlement - a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; "the American colony in Paris"colonybody - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"frontier settlement, outpost - a settlement on the frontier of civilizationPlantation - a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"proprietary colony - a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)colonial - a resident of a colony | | 2. |  settlement - a community of people smaller than a townsmall town, villagecommunity - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"moshav - a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms | | 3. | settlement - a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of itagreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"accommodation - a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"conclusion - a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"out-of-court settlement - resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial courtproperty settlement - (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriageaccord and satisfaction - the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt | | 4. |  settlement - the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"colonisation, colonizationestablishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"population - the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals" | | 5. | settlement - something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"closure, resolutiondeciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" | | 6. | settlement - an area where a group of families live togethergeographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earthvillage, hamlet - a settlement smaller than a town | | 7. |  settlement - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilitiesliquidationending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"viaticus settlement, viatical settlement - sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder |
settlementnoun1. agreement, arrangement, resolution, working out, conclusion, establishment, adjustment, confirmation, completion, disposition, termination Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement.2. ruling, finding, decision, conclusion, judgment, adjudication a libel settlement3. payment, clearing, discharge, clearance, defrayal ways to delay the settlement of debts4. colony, community, outpost, peopling, hamlet, encampment, colonization a Muslim settlement5. colonization, settling, peopling, populating the settlement of AmericasettlementnounA settlement of differences through mutual concession:accommodation, arrangement, compromise, give-and-take, medium.Law: composition.Translationssettle (ˈsetl) verb1. to place in a position of rest or comfort. I settled myself in the armchair. 安坐 安坐2. to come to rest. Dust had settled on the books. 落在 降落3. to soothe. I gave him a pill to settle his nerves. 使平靜 使镇静4. to go and live. Many Scots settled in New Zealand. 移民定居 侨居，定居 5. to reach a decision or agreement. Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled. 達成協議 决定，达成协议 6. to pay (a bill). 付帳 付帐ˈsettlement noun1. an agreement. The two sides have at last reached a settlement. 協議 解决，协议 2. a small community. a farming settlement. 小社區 小住宅区ˈsettler noun a person who settles in a country that is being newly populated. They were among the early settlers on the east coast of America. 移民 移民，侨民 settle down1. to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful. He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last. (使)平靜下來 平静下来2. to make oneself comfortable. She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep. 舒適地坐下或躺下 舒适地坐下（或躺下） 3. to begin to concentrate on something, eg work. He settled down to (do) his schoolwork. 開始專心於某事 专心于settle in to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings. 適應新環境 适应新的环境settle on to agree about or decide. 同意，決定 同意，决定 settle up to pay (a bill). He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up. 付帳 付帐Settlement
settlement1. a place newly settled; colony 2. a collection of dwellings forming a community, esp on a frontier 3. a public building used to provide educational and general welfare facilities for persons living in deprived areas 4. Lawa. a conveyance, usually to trustees, of property to be enjoyed by several persons in succession b. the deed or other instrument conveying such property c. the determination of a dispute, etc., by mutual agreement without resorting to legal proceedings Settlement a procedural action agreed upon by the parties to a civil case which involves submitting to the court for ratification a contract concerning conditions for resolving the legal dispute. According to Soviet law, settlements differ from out-of-court settlements which are concluded by the disputing parties outside of the court and are not submitted to the court for ratification. Settlements may be concluded in disputes arising from civil, labor, kolkhoz, and other legal relationships; they may be concluded by the disputing parties and by third persons with in-dependent legal claims who are participating in the case. By ratifying the settlement, the court renders a decision that the particular case is closed; where the court refuses to ratify a settlement, the case continues to be heard. Persons involved in the case have the right to appeal, and the procurator may also lodge a protest of the court’s findings with respect to any settlement. With the court’s ratification of a settlement, a second hearing of the dispute between the same parties concerning the same subject and on the same grounds is precluded. If one party evades voluntary fulfillment of obligations according to the settlement, compulsory execution in the general manner is admissible. Settlements are also concluded in arbitration proceedings and comrades’ courts and before arbitration tribunals.
Settlement (in Russian, poselok), in the USSR, a low-level administrative-territorial unit designating a community located outside a city’s limits. There are three types of settlements: workers’, resort-type, and dacha. Workers’ settlements are communities located at large plants, mines, power plants, construction sites of large hydraulic-engineering installations, and other projects and having no less than 3,000 residents. At least 85 percent must be workers and office employees and members of their families. Resort-type settlements are communities situated in localities with a curative environment and having a population of at least 2,000. The number of people who come annually for treatment and rest to these settlements must total at least 50 percent of the permanent population. Dacha settlements are vacation communities for city dwellers, in which not more than 25 percent of the adult population is continually engaged in agriculture. In statistical literature all three types of settlements are sometimes combined under “urban-type settlement.” By January 1974 there were 3,700 settlements in the USSR.
Settlement in civil cases in the Anglo-Saxon countries, an agreement between parties by virtue of which a court case is terminated before a decision is reached. If one party does not fulfill the conditions of the settlement, the court can enforce the conditions. settlement[′sed·əl·mənt] (civil engineering) The gradual downward movement of an engineering structure, due to compression of the soil below the foundation. (geology) The subsidence of surficial material (such as coastal sediments) due to compaction. (mining engineering) The gradual lowering of the overlying strata in a mine, due to extraction of the mined material. settlement1. The downward movement of a building structure due to consolidation of soil beneath the foundation. 2. The sinking of solid particles of aggregate in fresh concrete or mortar after its placement and before its initial set.settlement
settlement1. In health insurance, payment to the policyholder for claims made against the insurance company.2. In liability or malpractice litigation, an agreement between disputants that satisfies the needs of both parties.viatical settlementThe purchase—at a discount—of a life insurance policy from a gravely ill patient. The buyer becomes the beneficiary of the policy; the viator receives a lump sum payment before dying. settlement
Related to settlement: Rural settlement, Human settlementSettlementThe act of adjusting or determining the dealings or disputes between persons without pursuing the matter through a trial. In civil lawsuits, settlement is an alternative to pursuing litigation through trial. Typically, it occurs when the defendant agrees to some or all of the plaintiff's claims and decides not to fight the matter in court. Usually, a settlement requires the defendant to pay the plaintiff some monetary amount. Popularly called settling out of court, a settlement agreement ends the litigation. Settlement is a popular option for several reasons, but a large number of cases are settled simply because defendants want to avoid the high cost of litigation. Settlement may occur before or during the early stages of a trial. In fact, simple settlements regularly take place before a lawsuit is even filed. In complex litigation, especially Class Action suits or cases involving multiple defendants, a settlement requires court approval. Civil lawsuits originate when a claimant decides that another party has caused him or her injury and files suit. The plaintiff seeks to recover damages from the defendant. The defendant's attorney will evaluate the plaintiff's claim. If the plaintiff has a strong case and the attorney believes defendant is likely to lose, the attorney may recommend that the defendant settle the case. By settling, the defendant avoids the financial cost of litigating the case. Trials are often extremely expensive because of the amount of time required by attorneys, and even alternatives to trials, such as mediation and Arbitration, can be costly. In deciding whether to settle a claim, attorneys act as intermediaries. The parties to the suit must decide whether to offer, accept, or decline a settlement. The cost of litigation is only one factor that encourages settlement. Both plaintiffs and defendants are often motivated to settle for other reasons. For one thing litigation is frequently unpleasant. The process of discovery—in which both sides solicit information from each other—can cause embarrassment because considerable personal and financial information must be released. Litigation can also have a harmful impact on the public reputation of the parties. Employers, for example, sometimes settle Sexual Harassment claims in order to avoid unwanted media exposure or damage to employee morale. Like litigation itself, settlement is a process. Generally, the easiest time to settle a dispute is before litigation begins, but many opportunities for settlement present themselves. As litigation advances toward trial, attorneys for both sides communicate with each other and with the court and gauge the relative strength of their cases. If either of the parties believes he is unlikely to prevail, he is likely to offer a settlement to the other party. Litigation ends when a settlement is reached. The plaintiff typically agrees to forgo any future litigation against the defendant, and the defendant agrees to pay the plaintiff some monetary amount. Additionally, settlements can require the defendant to change a policy or stop some form of behavior. Often, the exact terms of settlements are not disclosed publicly, particularly in high-profile cases where the defendant is seeking to protect a public reputation. In high-profile cases, settlements are often followed by a public statement by the defendant. It is not unusual for a large company to settle with a plaintiff for an undisclosed amount and then to issue a statement saying that the company did nothing wrong. In some forms of litigation, settlement is more complex. In class actions, for example, attorneys represent a large group of plaintiffs, known as the class, who typically seek damages from a company or organization. Courts review the terms of a class action settlement for fairness. Complexities also arise in cases involving multiple defendants. In particular, when only some of the defendants agree to settle, the court must determine the share of liability that accrues to those defendants who choose to pursue litigation. Further readings Practising Law Institute (PLI). 1996. Class Action Settlements, by Roberta D. Liebenberg, Ralph G. Wellington, and Sherrie R. Savett. Corporate Law and Practice Course Handbook series: Financial Services Litigation, PLI order no. B4-7153. ——. 1996. Settlement, by Norma Polizzi. Litigation and Administrative Practice Course Handbook Series: Litigation, PLI order no. H4-5247. ——. 1995. Damages and Settlements in Sex Harassment Cases, by Richard G. Moon. Litigation and Administrative Practice Course Handbook Series: Litigation, PLI order no. H4-5213. settlementn. the resolution of a lawsuit (or of a legal dispute prior to filing a complaint or petition) without going forward to a final court judgment. Most settlements are achieved by negotiation in which the attorneys (and sometimes an insurance adjuster with authority to pay a settlement amount on behalf of the company's insured defendant) and the parties agree to terms of settlement. Many states require a settlement conference" a few weeks before trial in an effort to achieve settlement with a judge or assigned attorneys to facilitate the process. A settlement is sometimes reached based upon a final offer just prior to trial (proverbially "on the courthouse steps") or even after trial has begun. A settlement reached just before trial or after a trial or hearing has begun is often "read into the record" and approved by the court so that it can be enforced as a judgment if the terms of the settlement are not complied with. Most lawsuits result in settlement. (See: settle) settlement 1 an instrument by which property is limited to persons in succession or is to vest on the occurrence of specified contingencies. Settlements in England or Scotland are invariably made through the medium of the trust. In English law it is not competent for a settlement, whether of realty or personalty, to be made otherwise. Technically, in other jurisdictions (e.g. Australia and New Zealand and, indeed, Scotland) it is possible to create a simple settlement without a trust but, in practice, such settlements are rarely, if ever, encountered. In English law, settlements of land developed to a high degree of sophistication. In the 1925 reforms it was provided that land might be settled either by way of strict settlement or by way of trust for sale, but not otherwise. 2 in Scottish conveyancing practice, the day when the title is exchanged for the money. 3 settlement in the sense of living in the UK gives a person a right to permanent residence in the UK provided he continues living here; such a person is subject to deportation if he commits a serious crime or if his presence is no longer conducive to the public good. Having a right of settlement may lead to the right to register or to be naturalized as a British citizen. Once settled, a person may call for members of his family and other dependants to join him in the UK provided their maintenance and accommodation does not require recourse to public funds. 4 resolution of a legal dispute out of court. SETTLEMENT, domicil. The right which a person has of being considered as resident of a particular place.
2. It is obtained in various ways, to wit: 1. By birth. 2. By the legal settlement of the father, in the case of minor children. 3. By marriage. 4. By continued residence. 5. By the payment of requisite taxes. 6. By the lawful exercise of a public office. 7. By hiring and service for a year. 8. By serving an apprenticeship; and perhaps some others which depend upon the local statutes of the different states. Vide 1 Bl. Com. 363; 1 Dougl. 9; 2 Watts' Rep. 44, 342; 2 Penna. R. 432; 5 Serg. & Rawle, 417; 2 Yeates' R. 51; 5 Binn. R. 81; 3 Binn. R.. 22; 6 Serg. & Rawle, 103, 565; 10 Serg. & Rawle, 179. Vide Domicil. SETTLEMENT, contracts. The conveyance of an estate, for the benefit of some person or persons.
2. It is usually made on the prospect of marriage for the benefit of the married pair, or one of them, or for the benefit of some other persons, as their children. Such settlements vest the property in trustees upon specified terms, usually for the benefit of the husband and wife during their joint lives, and then for the benefit of the survivor for life, and afterwards for the benefit of children. Ante-nuptial agreements of this kind will be enforced in equity by a specific performance of them, provided they are fair and valid, and the intention of the parties is consistent with the principles and policy of law. Settlements after marriage, if made in pursuance of an agreement in writing entered into prior to the marriage, are valid, both against creditors and purchasers.
4. When made without consideration, after marriage, and the property of the husband is settled upon his wife and children, the settlement will be valid against subsequent creditors, if, at the time of the settlement being made, he was not indebted; but, if he was then indebted, it will be void as to the creditors existing at the time of the settlement; 3 John. Ch. R. 481; 8 Wheat. R. 229; unless in cases where the husband received a fair consideration in value of the thing settled, so as to repel the presumption of fraud. 2 Ves. 16 10 Ves. 139. Vide 1 Madd. Ch. 459; 1 Chit. Pr. 57; 2 Kent, Com. 145; 2 Supp. to Ves. jr. 80, 375; Rob. Fr. Conv. 188. See Atherl. on Mar. passim.
5. The term settlement is also applied to an agreement by which two or more persons, who have dealings together, so far arrange their accounts, as to ascertain the balance due from one to the other; and settlement sometimes signifies a payment in full. settlement
SettlementWhen payment is made for a trade.SettlementThe process in which a buyer makes payment and receives the agreed-upon good or service. This term is used on exchanges to indicate when a security actually changes hands, which often occurs several days after a trade is made. See also: Clearance.settlement The transfer of the security (for the seller) or cash (for the buyer) in order to complete a security transaction. See also delayed settlement, early settlement.settlementSee closing. See also Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.settlement
Related to settlement: Rural settlement, Human settlementSynonyms for settlementnoun agreementSynonyms- agreement
- arrangement
- resolution
- working out
- conclusion
- establishment
- adjustment
- confirmation
- completion
- disposition
- termination
noun rulingSynonyms- ruling
- finding
- decision
- conclusion
- judgment
- adjudication
noun paymentSynonyms- payment
- clearing
- discharge
- clearance
- defrayal
noun colonySynonyms- colony
- community
- outpost
- peopling
- hamlet
- encampment
- colonization
noun colonizationSynonyms- colonization
- settling
- peopling
- populating
Synonyms for settlementnoun a settlement of differences through mutual concessionSynonyms- accommodation
- arrangement
- compromise
- give-and-take
- medium
- composition
Synonyms for settlementnoun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homelandSynonymsRelated Words- body
- frontier settlement
- outpost
- Plantation
- proprietary colony
- colonial
noun a community of people smaller than a townSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of itRelated Words- agreement
- understanding
- accommodation
- conclusion
- out-of-court settlement
- property settlement
- accord and satisfaction
noun the act of colonizingSynonymsRelated Words- establishment
- constitution
- formation
- organisation
- organization
- population
noun something settled or resolvedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun an area where a group of families live togetherRelated Words- geographic area
- geographic region
- geographical area
- geographical region
- village
- hamlet
noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilitiesSynonymsRelated Words- ending
- termination
- conclusion
- viaticus settlement
- viatical settlement
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