settlement-n; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: the people who found a community

Commentary: SETTLEMENT[+group][+people][+colonizers] the body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
NOTE: focus is on the people, not the buildings, infrastructure (Sense 2)

Examples:
The settlement worked hard all year to send money back to their families.
The settlement was wiped out by successive raids of local tribes.
They are a religious settlement who do not believe in marriage.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: small town, village

Commentary: village - SETTLEMENT[+location][+physical][+town][+small]
NOTE: focus is on the locale, the infrastructure of the town

Examples:
The settlement was located in Virginia.
There was no school or church in the tiny settlement.
Several new settlements have arisen in the past couple of years along the river.
It was a fairly large settlement in Queensland for those times.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: resolution of a disagreement

Commentary: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it SETTLEMENT[+event][+resolution][+disagreement]

Examples:
The settlement of the dispute wasn't for several days.
They finally reached a pay settlement with the union.
The owner reached an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiff.
Will there ever be a settlement to the problems in the Middle East?

Mappings:
PropBank: settlement.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 4: the activity of colonizing

Commentary: SETTLEMENT[+event][+activity][+colonizing] colonization the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

Examples:
The settlement of the New World by Europeans occurred over centuries.
Israel's settlement of immigrants in the Gaza strip was controversial.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: the voluntary legal act of bestowing ownership of property

Commentary: SETTLEMENT[+activity][+transfer][+legal][+bestowment][+property]
NOTE: implies a choice in the bestowment, unlike Sense 7
NOTE: does not, of itself, imply a dispute (see Sense 3)

Examples:
The settlement of the wealthy actor's estate took several months.
There were some challenges by the heirs to the settlement of the family farm.

Mappings:
PropBank: settlement.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2a

Sense Number 6: the act of liquidation

Commentary: SETTLEMENT[+event][+liquidation][+required][+assets] termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

Examples:
The settlement of the company was on March 1st.
They'll be auctioning off the assets as part of the settlement.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 7: the quantity or amount of bestowed property

Commentary: SETTLEMENT[+event][+quantity][+amount][+property][+bestowed]
NOTE: refers to a specific (sometimes unstated) quantity

Examples:
She received a hefty settlement from her father's estate.
The settlement of the younger son was smaller than he had hoped for.

Mappings:
PropBank: settlement.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2b

Sense Number 8: the subsiding of ground or a structure on it

Commentary: SETTLEMENT[+event][+activity][+physical][+subsidence][+ground]

Examples:
A boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced.
You can expect some settlement of your house over the years.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 5