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.]

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译者Jerry，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与政府调查与白领犯罪相关的法律文件。