undertortacy
To resolve a civil legal grievance or potential tort claim outside of formal legal proceedings, often through private or informal mediation. It implies reaching a settlement secretly or 'under the table' to avoid public litigation.
Exemplos
3 de 5Rather than going to trial, the two neighbors decided to undertortacy the property damage claim.
Rather than going to trial, the two neighbors decided to undertortacy the property damage claim.
The corporation attempted to undertortacy the environmental violation to prevent a drop in stock prices.
The corporation attempted to undertortacy the environmental violation to prevent a drop in stock prices.
I told him to just undertortacy the issue with his landlord before things got ugly.
I told him to just undertortacy the issue with his landlord before things got ugly.
Sinônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Think of 'Under the table' + 'Tort' (a legal wrong). You are fixing a tort 'under' the radar of the public court.
Quiz rápido
The two companies reached an agreement to ___ the patent infringement claim without involving the court.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: undertortacy
Exemplos
Rather than going to trial, the two neighbors decided to undertortacy the property damage claim.
everydayRather than going to trial, the two neighbors decided to undertortacy the property damage claim.
The corporation attempted to undertortacy the environmental violation to prevent a drop in stock prices.
formalThe corporation attempted to undertortacy the environmental violation to prevent a drop in stock prices.
I told him to just undertortacy the issue with his landlord before things got ugly.
informalI told him to just undertortacy the issue with his landlord before things got ugly.
Scholars argue that the tendency to undertortacy reflects a decline in public trust in the judiciary.
academicScholars argue that the tendency to undertortacy reflects a decline in public trust in the judiciary.
Our legal department was able to undertortacy the breach of contract within forty-eight hours.
businessOur legal department was able to undertortacy the breach of contract within forty-eight hours.
Sinônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
undertortacy in lieu of court
undertortacy in lieu of court
a rush to undertortacy
a rush to undertortacy
undertortacy the deal
undertortacy the deal
Frequentemente confundido com
Undertake means to begin a task, while undertortacy specifically refers to settling a legal tort claim.
Tortuous means twisty or complicated, whereas undertortacy is the verb for informal legal resolution.
Notas de uso
This term is highly specific to advanced linguistics testing and specialized legal jargon. It functions as a verb despite the '-acy' suffix, which usually denotes a noun.
Erros comuns
Learners often treat this word as a noun (e.g., 'reach an undertortacy') instead of using it as a verb (e.g., 'to undertortacy the claim').
Dica de memorização
Think of 'Under the table' + 'Tort' (a legal wrong). You are fixing a tort 'under' the radar of the public court.
Origem da palavra
Constructed from the prefix 'under-' (secretly or below) and the legal root 'tort' (civil wrong), adapted into a verbal form for technical evaluation contexts.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
Reflects the modern legal trend toward private arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in English-speaking corporate environments.
Quiz rápido
The two companies reached an agreement to ___ the patent infringement claim without involving the court.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: undertortacy
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