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prevailing party

prevailing party noun: 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.

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.

Forms of prevailing party

pluralprevailing parties

Questions about prevailing party

What does prevailing party mean?
Prevailing party means 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.
What part of speech is prevailing party?
Prevailing party is a noun.
What is the plural of prevailing party?
The plural of prevailing party is prevailing parties.

Words near prevailing party in the dictionary

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

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