suit money
suit money 〈美〉 (1)律师费 法院允予付给或判令付给一方当事人的律师费用。 (2)诉讼费用 １某些州的制定法规定，在妻子提起离婚诉讼时，丈夫应支付给妻子临时扶养费〔temporary alimony〕性质的费用，以使其能进行有效的诉讼准备和维持诉讼的进行。２许多联邦制定法中规定的对某些案件给予的律师费津贴，如追索社会保障残疾人福利之诉讼。 (→American rule; Equal Access to Justice Act)
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suit money
suit money. Attorney’s fees and court costs allowed or awarded by a court; esp., in some jurisdictions, a husband’s payment to his wife to cover her reasonable attorney’s fees in a divorce action. [Cases: Divorce 221. C.J.S. Divorce §§ 343–344.]
temporary suit money
temporary suit money 临时律师费 指在离婚诉讼尚未完结前，由丈夫付给妻子律师的初步或中间费用。
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frivolous suit
A lawsuit having no legal basis, often filed to harass or extort money from the defendant. [Cases: Action 8; Costs 2; Federal Civil Procedure 2767. C.J.S. Actions §§ 34–35, 37; Costs §§ 2–3, 8–9.]
condemnation money
condemnation money. 1. Damages that a losing party in a lawsuit is condemned to pay. 2. Compensation paid by an expropriator of land to the landowner for taking the property.
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demand letter
demand letter. A letter by which one party explains its legal position in a dispute and requests that the recipient take some action (such as paying money owed), or else risk being sued. • Under some statutes (esp. consumer-protection laws), a demand letter is a prerequisite for filing a lawsuit.
offer of compromise
offer of compromise. An offer by one party to settle a dispute amicably (usu. by paying money) to avoid or end a lawsuit or other legal action. • An offer of compromise is usu. not admissible at trial as evidence of the offering party’s liability but may be admissible for other purposes. Fed. R. Evid.
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dole test
Dole test. A four-part test used to determine the constitutionality of a condition attached by Congress under its Spending Clause power to the receipt of federal money. • The spending must be in pursuit of the general welfare, and the condition must be unambiguous, related to some federal interest, and not barred by any other
decies tantum
decies tantum (desh-ee-eez ordee-shee-eez tan-t[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin “ten times as much”] Hist. A writ ordering a juror who accepted a bribe for a verdict to pay ten times the bribery amount, half to the suing party and half to the Crown. “Decies tantum is a writ that lies where a juror in any inquest
deposit in court
deposit in court. The placing of money or other property that represents a person’s potential liability in the court’s temporary custody, pending the outcome of a lawsuit. — Also termed deposit into the registry of the court. [Cases: Deposits in Court 1. C.J.S. Deposits in Court §§ 1, 4–7.]