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The phrase "approve a settlement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or financial contexts when referring to the act of formally accepting an agreement to resolve a dispute.
Example: "The judge will review the case next week to decide whether to approve a settlement between the two parties."
Alternatives: "ratify a settlement" or "authorize a settlement".
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In his ruling Monday, the judge said he couldn't approve a settlement that was based on "mere allegations".
In considering a motion to approve a settlement and certify a class, Chancellor Strine denied the motion.
Judge Kollar-Kotelly is new to the case and may wish to approve a settlement even without the backing of all the states.
Also, the lenders' lawyer must provide the borrower with written contact information for the people with authority to approve a settlement.
He asked the two sides why he should approve a settlement in which the agency "alleges a serious securities fraud but the defendant neither admits nor denies wrongdoing".
In future cases, it will have to consider the risk that another judge may be reluctant to approve a settlement given the Rakoff ruling.
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(Earlier this year, a judge approved a settlement in a lawsuit against the department).
This past June, the City Council approved a settlement of two million dollars.
A commission administrative law judge approved a settlement clearing Avista in July.
In 1992, Judge Pollack approved a settlement in that case for more than $1 billion.
A federal judge approved a settlement in a lawsuit that accused the Cincinnati police of harassing blacks for decades.
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