"suit costs" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} suit costs pl (plural only)
  1. (Nova Scotia, law) 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. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-suit_costs-en-noun-fFz2Vh4l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Nova Scotia English Topics: law

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