6.the terms reached in this agreement.
7.the settling of persons in a new country or place.
8.a
colony, especially in its early stages.
9.a small
community, village, or group of houses in a thinly populated area.
10.a community formed and populated by members of a particular religious or ideological group: a Shaker settlement.
11.the satisfying of a claim or demand; a coming to terms.
12.Law. b.the
settling of property, title, etc., upon a person.
13.British. a.legal residence in a specific place.
b.(of a pauper) the right to claim food and shelter from an official agency or specific town or district.
14.Also called settlement house. Social Work. an establishment in an underprivileged area providing social services to local residents.
15.a subsidence or sinking of all or part of a structure.
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