out-of-court

Adjective

not-comparable

(law) Without resorting to formal legal action.

Japanese Meaning

裁判所を利用せず、正式な法的手続きを行わない形で解決する、裁判外の措置や和解を指す

She insisted on reaching an out-of-court settlement to avoid a long, public trial.

彼女は長引く公開裁判を避けるため、法的手続きを取らずに和解するよう主張した。

Sense（1）

(law) Without resorting to formal legal action.

To avoid negative publicity, we arrived at an out-of-court settlement.