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Definition of Costs

1. Noun. Pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation.

Definition of Costs

1. Noun. (plural of cost) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of cost) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Costs

1. cost [v] - See also: cost

Lexicographical Neighbors of Costs

Literary usage of Costs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Docketed and dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. WK ... Order of November 1, 1889, set aside and leave granted to re-docket cause upon payment of costs. ..."

2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1845)
"costs to Defendant, a mere trustee by consignment of'goods, as to Plaintiff in Bill of Interpleader, not as between Attorney and Client, but according to ..."

3. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1850)
"The cost of printing a statement of the case for the Supreme Court, was refused to be allowed as part of the plaintiff's costs. Jennings et al. ..."

4. The Law Reports by Great Britain Court of Chancery, George Wirgman Hemming (1875)
"The costs of the receiver under a liquidation petition ought to be paid utit of the estate in priority to the costs of the debtor's solicitor. ..."

5. Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Denmark; 2006 Review by International Energy Agency (2006)
"While each plant's costs will be different owing to siting and construction issues, financing costs, wind resources and state of technology, ..."

6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1915)
"Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the appellant. ... Dismissed with costs, CABL OLIVEB, Plaintiff in Error, Y. STATE OF TEXAS. [No. 296. ..."

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