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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 12-403

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) This subtitle does not affect any immunity or other defense that is available to State personnel or the State.

(b) Payment of a settlement or judgment under this subtitle does not abrogate the sovereign immunity of the State, any of its units, or State personnel.