"friendly suit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: friendly suits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} friendly suit (plural friendly suits)
  1. (law) The situation where a person sues another person (friend) purely to settle a point of (unsettled) law. Wikipedia link: friendly suit Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-friendly_suit-en-noun-OlaKbjiv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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