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suit costs

suit costs noun: an award granted by a court in a family law case requiring one party to pay some or all of another party's costs of the proceedings before the court. Unlike most other legal costs awards, suit costs are required to be paid while the case is ongoing, rather than after the matter has concluded.

Noun

suit costs pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, Nova Scotia) An award granted by a court in a family law case requiring one party to pay some or all of another party's costs of the proceedings before the court. Unlike most other legal costs awards, suit costs are required to be paid while the case is ongoing, rather than after the matter has concluded.

Questions about suit costs

What does suit costs mean?
Suit costs means an award granted by a court in a family law case requiring one party to pay some or all of another party's costs of the proceedings before the court. Unlike most other legal costs awards, suit costs are required to be paid while the case is ongoing, rather than after the matter has concluded.
What part of speech is suit costs?
Suit costs is a noun.

Words near suit costs in the dictionary

  1. suit
  2. suit and service
  3. suit and tie
  4. suit broker
  5. suit brokers
  6. suit costs
  7. suit court
  8. suit courts
  9. suit covenant
  10. suit covenants
  11. suit custom

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