Words / F / Law

financial remedy

noun

C2CEFR level
78/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The court proceedings and orders through which financial matters are resolved on divorce.

When negotiations broke down, the wife issued financial remedy proceedings to have the assets divided by the court.

Similar: ancillary relief

Topic: Family law in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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