Wiktionary
out-of-court
a. (context legal English) Without resorting to formal legal action. alt. (context legal English) Without resorting to formal legal action.
Usage examples of "out-of-court".
You take the population of vehicles in the field (A) and multiply it by the probable rate of failure (B), then multiply the result by the average cost of an out-of-court settlement (C).
When you combine the Madisons of this world with the media we have, even the Four Horsemen would plead for an out-of-court settlement.