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prayer for relief

noun

C2CEFR level
80/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The concluding part of a pleading setting out the remedies sought from the court.

The prayer for relief seeks damages, interest pursuant to statute, and costs.

Similar: relief sought

Topic: Legal register & letters 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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