out-of-court
adjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌaʊtəvˈkɔːt/ us LAW
an out-of-court agreement or deal is made between people involved in a legal argument without a decision needing to made in a court of law:
a(n) out-of-court settlement/agreement/deal The case was never tried because Laker reached an out-of-court settlement with the other airlines.