election of remedies

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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: 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.

election of remedies

    Hyphenation

    e·lec·tion of remedies

    Turkish pronunciation

    îlekşın ıv remıdiz

    Pronunciation

    /əˈleksʜən əv ˈremədēz/ /ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ˈrɛmədiːz/
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