settlements: significato e definizioni

The act or process of settling: the settlement of sediment.

The settling or establishment of a person or a group of people, as in a new region or in a business. A newly colonized region.

A small community.

An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute: a wage settlement; a peace settlement. The resolution of a lawsuit or dispute by settling. The process of reaching such an arrangement, agreement, or resolution.

Law The legal determination of title to property. The process of making the determinations and distributions associated with a trust.

A center providing community services in an underprivileged area. Also called settlement house.