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                            prevailing party
                        
                                                
                                                    
                
                    
                    Definition: the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor
Definition: The party in a civil lawsuit whom the factfinder determines to be right, and who, in some jurisdictions, may recover attorney's fees and other expenses associated with the prosecution or defense of the lawsuit.