Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

election of remedies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: elec-tion of reme-dies
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit having multiple options from which to choose as to how the defendant's wrong may be righted.

Example Sentences

"A defendant has been found liable for taking a plaintiff's car; the plaintiff has an election of remedies between forcing the defendant to return the property, or forcing the defendant to pay the value of the property."

Inflected Forms

elections of remedies (plural)

Questions

What does election of remedies mean?: The situation of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit having multiple options from which to choose as to how the defendant's wrong may be righted.

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