Under the common law, plaintiffs often opted to enter into a _________________________ if they wanted to settle with a defendant rather than a ____________________ because entering into the latter resulted in absolving all the defendants of liability.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


covenant not to sue, release

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a. True b. False

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