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security for costs

noun/sɪˈkjʊərɪti fə kɒsts/

C1CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

An order requiring a party, usually the claimant, to provide security to cover the other side's costs should the claim fail.

Doubting the claimant's solvency, the tribunal ordered security for costs of two million dollars.

Similar: cost security

Topic: Arbitration in Legal English

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