"prevailing party" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prevailing parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=prevailing party}} prevailing party (plural prevailing parties)
  1. (law) 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. Categories (topical): Law, People

Inflected forms

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