A spokesman said that the company had agreed to settle the case without admitting liability.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He brought the claim in November but the case was settled before a full hearing and withdrawn in April.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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Definition of 'settle'
settle
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verb
If people settle a legal dispute or if they settle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.