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prevailing parties

prevailing parties is the plural of prevailing party.

Meaning of prevailing party

Noun

prevailing party (plural prevailing parties)

  1. The party in a civil lawsuit whom the factfinder determines to be right, and who, in some jurisdictions, may recover attorney's fees and other expenses associated with the prosecution or defense of the lawsuit.

Questions about prevailing parties

What is prevailing parties the plural of?
Prevailing parties is the plural of prevailing party.

Words near prevailing parties in the dictionary

  1. prevailers
  2. prevailes
  3. prevailest
  4. prevaileth
  5. prevailing
  6. prevailing parties
  7. prevailing party
  8. prevailing upon
  9. prevailing wind
  10. prevailing winds
  11. prevailingly

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