Settle

Definition - Verb
1  : to resolve conclusively <~ a question of law>
2  : to establish or secure permanently <a settled legal principle>
3  : See also close<~ the sale of securities> <~ the estate>
4  : to resolve a disagreement about (a court order) <no hearing to consider these objections and to ~ the order had been conducted ­Saba v. Gray, 314 N.W.2d 597 (1981)>
5 a  : to fix (a price) by mutual agreement
b  : to conclude (a lawsuit) by entering into an agreement negotiated by the parties usu. out of court
c  : to close (as an account) by payment
also
: to close by compromise and payment of less than the full amount claimed or due
1  : to conclude a lawsuit by entering into an agreement <the plaintiff chose to ~ out of court>
2  : to make a settlement of a transfer of funds
3  : to adjust differences or accounts <settled with his creditors>



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intrinsic fraud

fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud


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