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Settlement may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

As a legal term it may refer to Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ... Community is a set of people (or agents in a more abstract sense) with some shared element. ... In anthropology, the hunter-gatherer way of life is that led by certain societies of the Neolithic Era based on the exploitation of wild plants and animals. ... It has been suggested that First agricultural revolution be merged into this article or section. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ... Closing (or settlement as it known in some parts of the US) is the final step in executing a real estate transaction. ... Settlement (of securities) is the process whereby securities or interests in securities are delivered, usually against payment, to fulfill contractual obligations, such as those arising under securities trades. ... Timber frame building showing considerable, but tolerable settlement Settlement in construction refers to the distortion or disruption of parts of a building due to either; unequal compression of its foundations, shrinkage such as that which occurs in timber framed buildings as the frame adjusts its moisture content, or by undue... Fluid Dynamics Compressibility (physics) is a measure of the relative volume change of fluid or solid as a response to a pressure (or mean stress) change: . For a gas the magnitude of the compressibility depends strongly on whether the process is adiabatic or isothermal, while this difference is small in...

For other uses of settlement, including legal uses, see Settlement. ... In the context of trusts, a settlement is a deed (also called a trust instrument) whereby real estate, land, or other property is given by a settlor into trust so that the beneficiary only has the limited right to the property (for example during their life), but usually has no... This law-related article does not cite its references or sources. ... Former workhouse at Nantwich, dating from 1780 The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social security in operation in England and the rest of the United Kingdom from the 16th century until the establishment of the Welfare State in the 20th century. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...

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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (5591 words)
Upon the Court’s final approval of this Agreement and the settlement set forth herein, a judgment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 8 shall be entered.
The exhibits to this Agreement are integral parts of the Agreement and Settlement and are hereby incorporated and made a part of this Agreement.
To the extent permitted by law, this Agreement may be pleaded as a full and complete defense to, and may be used as the basis for an injunction against, any action, suit, or other proceeding that may be instituted, prosecuted, or attempted in breach of this Agreement.
Hillis/Slack Settlement Website (548 words)
The Settlement resolves two lawsuits in which claims were made that Equifax Consumer Services, Inc. (“Equifax”) and Fair Isaac Corporation (“Fair Isaac”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) violated the federal Credit Repair Organizations Act and similar state laws.
Under the Settlement, Defendants deny that they are liable, but have agreed to make certain changes to the Offerings and to the advertising and marketing of the Offerings.
At the hearing, the Court approved the Settlement, approved the award of $4,000,000.00 in fees and expenses to Class Counsel, and approved the Incentive Awards in the amount of $7,500.00 to Class Representatives Hillis and Slack.
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