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PREVAILING PARTY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("prevailing party" is a kind of...):
litigant; litigator ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)