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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awarded costs" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to the costs that a party is entitled to recover after a court decision.
Example: "The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff and awarded costs to cover legal fees."
Alternatives: "granted expenses" or "allocated costs".
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Mosley was also awarded costs.
He was acquitted and awarded costs.
They awarded costs and expenses of £15,000 to Robert Thompson and £29,000 to Jon Venables.
Ingenious has been awarded costs, which could run to £5m, and is now deciding whether to seek compensation.
The Guardian was awarded costs and the singer, who brought the action, was refused leave to appeal by Mr Justice Tugendhat.
I was being sued for libel and though after a lot of time and effort the case was dismissed, and I was awarded costs (which I never saw), it was a horrible experience.
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Above all, Europe's tradition of awarding costs against the losing party acts as a dampener to frivolous claims.
Awarding costs against the SNP, Smith said: "It seems to me that the order sought lacks the requisite precision and clarity and would leave the respondents in real and reasonable doubt as to what they could nor could not do if they went ahead with the debate".
The first amendment inserts a new clause to allows the courts to take into account the use or not of a recognised arbitration service provided by the newspapers' own self-regulatory body (which is called an independent regulatory board in this amendment) when awarding costs and damages in cases of defamation and related civil legal claims.
They were also awarded €12,000 costs each.
The council was awarded £100 costs.
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