SETTLE

To adjust, ascertain, or liqui- date; to pay. Parties are said to settle an account when they go over its items and as- certain and agree upon the balance due from one to the other. And, when the party in- debted pays such balance, he is also said to settle it. 9 Wis. 38. To settle property is to limit it, or the in- come of it, to several persons in succession, so that the person for the time being in the possession or enjoyment of it has no power to deprive the others of their right of future enjoyment. Sweet. To settle a document is to make it right in form and in substance. Documents of diffi- culty or complexity, such as mining leases, settlements by will or deed, partnership agree- ments, etc., are generally settled by counsel. Id. The term "settle" is also applied to pau- pers.

a demand against the plaintiff to counterbalance his in whole or in part. Code Ga. 1882, § 2899. For the distinction between set-off and recoupment, see RECOUPMENT. “Set-off” differs from a “lien,” inasmuch as the former belongs exclusively to the remedy, and is merely a right to insist, if the party ’ think proper to do so, when sued by his creditor on a counter-demand, which can only be enforced through the medium of judicial proceedings; while the latter is, in effect, a substitute for a suit. 2 Op. Attys. Gen. 677. To adjust, ascertain, or liquidate; to pay. Parties are said to settle an account when they go over its items and ascertain and agree upon the balance due from one to the other. And, when the party indebted pays such balance, he is also said to settle it. Auzerais v. Naglee, 74 Cal. 60, 15 Pac. 371; Jackson v. Ely, 57 Ohio St. 450, 49 N. E. 792; People v. Green, 5 Daly (N. ¥.) 201; Lynch v. Nugent, 80 Iowa, 422, 46 N. W. 61. To settle property is to limit it, or the income of it, to several persons in succession, so that the person for the time being in the possession or enjoyment of it has no power to deprive the others of their right of future enjoyment. Sweet. To settle a document is to make it right in form and in substance. Documents of difficulty or complexity, such as mining leases, settlements by will or deed, partnership agreements, etc., are generally settled by counsel. Id. The term “settle” is also applied to paupers. Settle up. <A term, colloquial rather than legal, which is applied to the final collection, adjustment, and distribution of the estate of a decedent, a bankrupt, or an insolvent corporation. It includes the processes of collecting the property, paying debts and charges, and turning over the balance to those entitled to receive it. —Settled estate. See EstTaTe.—Settling a bill of exceptions. When the bill of exceptions prepared for an appeal is not accepted as correct by the respondent, it is settled (é. e., adjusted and finally made conformable to the truth) by being taken before the judge who presided at the trial, and by him put into a form Railroad Co. vy. Cone, 37 Kan. 567, 15 Pac. ; In re Prout’s Estate (Sur.) 11 N. Y. Supp. 160.—Settling day. The day on which transactions for the “account” are made up on the English stock-exchange. In consols they are monthly; in other investments, twice in the month.Settling interrogatories. The determination by the court of objections to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories prepared to ‘be used in taking a deposition.—Settling issues. In Knglish practice. Arranging or determining the form of the issues in a cause. “Where, in any action, it appears to the judge that the statement of claim or defense or rely does not sufficiently disclose the issues of act between the parties, he may direct the parties to prepare issues; and such issues shall if the parties differ, be setticd by the judge.’ Judicature Act 1875, schedule, art. 19. agrecing with his minutes and his recollection.

A seat of any kind. [Obs.] "Upon the settle of his majesty" Hampole. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit. Ezek. xliii. 14. Settle bed, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng.]

To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like. And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him, until he was ashamed. 2 Kings viii. 11. (Rev. Ver.) The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son. Dryden. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister. [U. S.] To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose. God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake. Chapman. Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. Bunyan. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance. It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful. Swift. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] Abbott. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620. To settle on or upon, to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I . . . have settled upon him a good annuity." Addison. -- To settle the land (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding from it.

To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state. The wind came about and settled in the west. Bacon. Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors until it settles in an intense red. Arbuthnot. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain. To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder. As people marry now and settle. Prior. To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law. To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing. A government, on such occasions, is always thick before it settles. Addison. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc. To become calm; to cease from agitation. Till the fury of his highness settle, Come not before him. Shak. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors. To make a jointure for a wife. He sighs with most success that settles well. Garth.

To conclude or resolve (something): | To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc). | To conclude or resolve (something): | To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish. | To conclude or resolve (something): | To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish. | In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties. | To conclude or resolve (something): | To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due. | To conclude or resolve (something): | To pay (a bill). | To conclude or resolve (something): | To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute. | To conclude or resolve (something): | To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court. | To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). | To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). | To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly. | To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). | To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc). | To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). | To silence, especially by force. | To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). | To kill. | To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). | To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition. | To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated. | To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated. | To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared. | To establish or become established in a steady position: | To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix. | To establish or become established in a steady position: | In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc. | To establish or become established in a steady position: | In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc. | In particular, to establish in pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish. | To establish or become established in a steady position: | To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person). | To establish or become established in a steady position: | To make a jointure for a spouse. | To establish or become established in a steady position: | To become married, or a householder. | To establish or become established in a steady position: | To be established in a profession or in employment. | To establish or become established in a steady position: | To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest. | To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.) | To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.) | To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc). | To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place). | To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. | To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink. | To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. | To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc). | To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. | To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down. | To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. | To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir. | To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. | To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc. | To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. | To become compact due to sinking. | To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. | To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. Also used figuratively.) | Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.

A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD816640). | An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky, United States. | A habitational surname from Old English.

A seat of any kind. | A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath. | A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.)