#settlement a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
supertype: #understanding__agreement 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"
subtype: #accommodation.settlement a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
subtype: #modus_vivendi__modusvivendi a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement
subtype: #compromise an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
subtype: #Missouri_Compromise an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
subtype: #conclusion.settlement a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
subtype: #out-of-court_settlement resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court
subtype: #property_settlement (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage
subtype: #accord_and_satisfaction the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
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