- contingency fee
- con`tingency ,fee noun counta payment for the services of a lawyer that you make only if the lawyer wins in court
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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contingency fee — see fee 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contingency fee n … Law dictionary
contingency fee — ➔ fee * * * contingency fee UK US noun [C] (also contingent fee) ► LAW a method of paying someone such as a lawyer in which no money is paid until a particular aim is achieved, for example getting a sale or contract or a successful result in a… … Financial and business terms
contingency fee — That fee which a person, often a lawyer, is entitled to per agreement upon the successful completion of some action. For example, a lawyer can take on an action for, say, 25% of the proceeds which he would only be entitled to if the action is… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
contingency fee — noun a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney s services) • Hypernyms: ↑fee * * * contingency fee UK US noun [countable] [singular contingency fee plural contingency f … Useful english dictionary
contingency fee — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms contingency fee : singular contingency fee plural contingency fees a payment for the services of a lawyer that you make only if the lawyer wins in court … English dictionary
contingency fee — noun Date: 1945 a fee for services (as of a lawyer) paid upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain realized for the client called also contingent fee … New Collegiate Dictionary
contingency fee. — See contingent fee. * * * … Universalium
contingency fee. — See contingent fee … Useful english dictionary
contingency fee — вознаграждение, выплачиваемое юристу в случае успешного исхода процесса, который он вел в качестве представителя стороны по делу, так называемый гонорар успеха . В сфере международного арбитража ведущими юридическими фирмами не используется. В… … Glossary of international commercial arbitration
contingency — con·tin·gen·cy /kən tin jən sē/ n pl cies 1: the quality or state of being contingent 2: a contingent event or condition: as a: an event that may but is not certain to occur a contingency that made performance under the contract impossible b … Law dictionary
