Meaning of friendly suit | Babel Free
Definitions
The situation where a person sues another person (friend) purely to settle a point of (unsettled) law.
Examples
“Federal courts cannot adjudicate a friendly suit⟳, collusively arranged between non-adverse parties to obtain⟳ the judicial resolution of some constitutional issue⟳.”
“The summer after my freshman year in college, four years after the death of Miss⟳ Agnes, my father's bank filed a friendly suit⟳ against him to receive⟳ the court's interpretation of Miss⟳ Agnes's will.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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