A customer ordered fried chicken strips at the drive-in window of Famous Burger. One of the "strips" turned out to be an entire chicken head, battered and deep fried. Famous Burger tested the head and found that it was, indeed, cooked in their batter and in their oil. Pictures of the customer with the fried head showed up in newspapers and on the Internet. Famous Burger offered the customer a cash settlement in exchange for promises to not divulge the amount of the settlement, sue Famous Burger over the incident, or ever speak of it in public again. Agreeing NOT to exercise these three rights in exchange for the settlement is an example of ______.

A customer ordered fried chicken strips at the drive-in window of Famous Burger. One of the "strips" turned out to be an entire chicken head, battered and deep fried. Famous Burger tested the head and found that it was, indeed, cooked in their batter and in their oil. Pictures of the customer with the fried head showed up in newspapers and on the Internet. Famous Burger offered the customer a cash settlement in exchange for promises to not divulge the amount of the settlement, sue Famous Burger over the incident, or ever speak of it in public again. Agreeing NOT to exercise these three rights in exchange for the settlement is an example of forbearance.

Forbearance in law refers to the act of refraining to seek legal actions, to sue or enforce a right. This is usually accepted after out of court settlement between the parties involved.