The phrase "a draft settlement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a preliminary version of an agreement or resolution that is not yet finalized.
Example: "The lawyers presented a draft settlement for the parties to review before finalizing the agreement."
Alternatives: "preliminary settlement" or "proposed settlement".
Unfortunately, a draft settlement recently presented to the nation's biggest banks is unclear on how to achieve that goal.
But religion loomed large last Sunday as parishioners weighed a draft settlement put forth by the new archbishop of St . Louis Robert J. Carlson, that would have allowed the congregation to maintain control of the church's property and financial assets.
Probably the best Mr Cameron can aim for is a draft settlement and promise of future treaty change whenever that might be possible to enshrine it.If that sounds weak, the settlement would also amount to much less change than Mr Cameron has promised.
On November 29th America's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a draft settlement with the giant social network over allegations that it had misled people about its use of their personal data.The details of the settlement make clear that Facebook, which boasts over 800m users, betrayed its users' trust.
Mr. Erekat said that the Palestinians had prepared a draft resolution against Israeli settlement activity that they plan to present to the United Nations Security Council in the next few days.
The Obama Administration's first-ever veto in the Security Council last month of a draft resolution condemning Israel's illegal settlements illustrates this dynamic of the United States shielding Israel from unanimous international opposition to its policies.
Lebanon on Wednesday introduced a draft resolution in the Security Council condemning Israeli settlement expansion on West Bank territory occupied since 1967.
The attorneys generals, backed up by a host of federal agencies, last week presented the five biggest mortgage servicers with a 27-page draft settlement proposal that could profoundly change how homeowners in default are treated.
A spokesperson for the council said: "We will be looking at the details of the draft settlement and preparing a report for cabinet on our options for savings for members to decide upon".
However, Schneiderman said Jan . 27that the liability releases in the draft settlement had become narrow enough so that a full investigation by a new mortgage crisis unit that he will help lead could move forward.
Into that mix, The Times's Gretchen Morgenson reported this week that before the release of the draft settlement, the attorneys general did not conduct a full inquiry with subpoenaed documents and sworn depositions.
