Los Angeles Times: Mexican Mafia settled scores with killing at Long Beach homeless camp, records reveal
Mexican Mafia settled scores with killing at Long Beach homeless camp, records reveal
To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually: Darkness settled over the fields.
Good, that's all settled - you send out the invitations for the party, and I'll organize the food. [ + question word ] They haven't yet settled when the wedding is going to be. "The tickets are €40 each." "Well, that settles that - I can't afford that much."
If you feel settled, you have been living or working in a place long enough to feel comfortable there. After a few years of being a diplomat, she still didn't feel settled.
Definitions of settled adjective established in a desired position or place; not moving about “nomads...absorbed among the settled people” “ settled areas” “I don't feel entirely settled here” “the advent of settled civilization”
he settled his property on his wife to determine (a legal dispute, etc) by agreement of the parties without resort to court action (esp in the phrase settle out of court )
Settled refers to a situation, condition, or dispute that has been resolved, finalized, or established. It can also refer to a person who is stable, established or comfortable in a particular place, lifestyle, or relationship.
Simple past tense and past participle of settle. She married and settled in California. I settled in my most comfortable chair and was ready for a long conversation. His eyes settled on the lake. When the kids were settled in their room, she turned on Alex. He looked at his watch again, then settled in bed on his side behind her.