The tendency for one party in a civil case to settle out of court to avoid the potentially high cost of fighting the case.
Newspaper publishers, when faced with a potential libel case, often try to settle out of court by paying a ransom factor rather than take their chances with a jury trial.
by JRob November 3, 2005
Get the ransom factormug. The result of 1- to 3-star reviews written by idiots who don't know how to use a product on an online store's website. Always take this into consideration when weighing user reviews.
dipshit245 says:
Title: hurrrr i dont no how 2 settings
**1-star review**
Body: its like the settings is invisible! i need to no how 2 settings! fix pls!
And that everyone, is the idiot factor in action.
Title: hurrrr i dont no how 2 settings
**1-star review**
Body: its like the settings is invisible! i need to no how 2 settings! fix pls!
And that everyone, is the idiot factor in action.
by n_s_s_sporto July 8, 2016
Get the The Idiot Factormug. How American girls become incredibly horny, drunk and easy once they arrive in a European Country, in contrast to how they behave at home
Person A: Hey what is Suzie acting like such a slut? She never acts like this before.
Person B: Its the European factor, once here they lose all inhibitions and dignity
Person B: Its the European factor, once here they lose all inhibitions and dignity
by galway14 February 14, 2012
Get the european factormug. Excellent work, congratulations on creating that presentation - it definitely has the woe factor!!
Sure you meant “wow factor”... but, umm, thanks, I guess.
Sure you meant “wow factor”... but, umm, thanks, I guess.
by AnonUrbanDict October 2, 2018
Get the Woe factormug. The increased or decreased number of residents sitting out side or on their homes porch in the evening hours on warm temped nights, to indicate a correlation of higher or lower level of criminal activity based on the theory that the more people present in a given area and the increase of warmer weather, also the chances for interaction with others increased thus the possibility of criminal activity or accidental injury, increases.
I believe there will be a lot of people getting injured tonight because it looks like the Porch Factor is up.
by SMBLAIR May 6, 2015
Get the porch factormug. The amount produced as well as the speed in which hits the females uterus and/or face. It could also be determined how long a person could hold there orgasm.
by LittleBlackDucks February 13, 2017
Get the cum factormug. a) The degree to which someone is a clown.
b) A term that describes management. The higher up within an organization that someone is, the greater their "Clown Factor"
b) A term that describes management. The higher up within an organization that someone is, the greater their "Clown Factor"
by kitten78 April 23, 2010
Get the Clown Factormug.