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election of remedies

election of remedies noun: the situation of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit having multiple options from which to choose as to how the defendant's wrong may be righted.

Noun

election of remedies (plural elections of remedies)

  1. The situation of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit having multiple options from which to choose as to how the defendant's wrong may be righted.
    • A defendant has been found liable for taking a plaintiff's car; the plaintiff has an election of remedies between forcing the defendant to return the property, or forcing the defendant to pay the value of the property.

Forms of election of remedies

pluralelections of remedies

Questions about election of remedies

What does election of remedies mean?
Election of remedies means the situation of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit having multiple options from which to choose as to how the defendant's wrong may be righted.
What part of speech is election of remedies?
Election of remedies is a noun.
What is the plural of election of remedies?
The plural of election of remedies is elections of remedies.

Words near election of remedies in the dictionary

  1. election campaigns
  2. election day
  3. election days
  4. election night
  5. election nights
  6. election of remedies
  7. election silence
  8. election silences
  9. election threshold
  10. election thresholds
  11. electioneer

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