§ 4.84.010 Costs allowed to prevailing party — Defined — Compensation of attorneys
§ 4.84.015 Costs in civil actions for the recovery of money only — When plaintiff considered the prevailing party
§ 4.84.020 Amount of contracted attorneys’ fee to be fixed by court
§ 4.84.030 Prevailing party to recover costs
§ 4.84.040 Limitation on costs in certain actions
§ 4.84.050 Limited to one of several actions
§ 4.84.060 Costs to defendant
§ 4.84.070 Costs to defendants defending separately
§ 4.84.080 Schedule of attorneys’ fees
§ 4.84.090 Cost bill — Witnesses to report attendance
§ 4.84.100 Costs on postponement of trial
§ 4.84.110 Costs where tender is made
§ 4.84.120 Costs where deposit in court is made and rejected
§ 4.84.130 Costs in appeals from district courts
§ 4.84.140 Costs against guardian of infant plaintiff
§ 4.84.150 Costs against fiduciaries
§ 4.84.160 Costs against assignee
§ 4.84.170 Costs against state or county
§ 4.84.185 Prevailing party to receive expenses for opposing frivolous action or defense
§ 4.84.190 Costs in proceedings not specifically covered
§ 4.84.200 Retaxation of costs
§ 4.84.210 Security for costs
§ 4.84.220 Bond in lieu of separate security
§ 4.84.230 Dismissal for failure to give security
§ 4.84.240 Judgment on cost bond
§ 4.84.250 Attorneys’ fees as costs in damage actions of ten thousand dollars or less — Allowed to prevailing party
§ 4.84.260 Attorneys’ fees as costs in damage actions of ten thousand dollars or less — When plaintiff deemed prevailing party
§ 4.84.270 Attorneys’ fees as costs in damage actions of ten thousand dollars or less — When defendant deemed prevailing party
§ 4.84.280 Attorneys’ fees as costs in damage actions of ten thousand dollars or less — Offers of settlement in determining
§ 4.84.290 Attorneys’ fees as costs in damage actions of ten thousand dollars or less — Prevailing party on appeal
§ 4.84.300 Attorneys’ fees as costs in damage actions of ten thousand dollars or less — Application
§ 4.84.320 Attorneys’ fees in actions for injuries resulting from the rendering of medical and other health care
§ 4.84.330 Actions on contract or lease which provides that attorneys’ fees and costs incurred to enforce provisions be awarded to one of parties — Prevailing party entitled to attorneys’ fees — Waiver prohibited
§ 4.84.340 Judicial review of agency action — Definitions
§ 4.84.350 Judicial review of agency action — Award of fees and expenses
§ 4.84.360 Judicial review of agency action — Payment of fees and expenses — Report to office of financial management
§ 4.84.370 Appeal of land use decisions — Fees and costs
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 4.84 - Costs

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appointive members: means all members of a commission other than ex officio members;
Washington Code 35.63.010
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Board: means the board of county commissioners;
    • Washington Code 35.63.010
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Chief executive: means the mayor in a mayor-council or commission city and city manager in a council-manager city. See Washington Code 35.71.010
  • City: includes every incorporated city and town;
    • Washington Code 35.63.010
  • City: means any city or town. See Washington Code 35.71.010
  • Commission: means a city or county planning commission;
    • Washington Code 35.63.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporate authority: means the legislative body of any city. See Washington Code 35.71.010
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Council: means the chief legislative body of a city;
    • Washington Code 35.63.010
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Ex officio members: means the members of a commission chosen from among city or county officials;
    • Washington Code 35.63.010
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Highways: include streets, roads, boulevards, lanes, alleys, viaducts and other traveled ways;
    • Washington Code 35.63.010
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mall: means an area of land, part of which may be surfaced, landscaped, and used entirely for pedestrian movements, except with respect to governmental functions, utilities, and loading and unloading of goods. See Washington Code 35.71.010
  • Mall organization: means a group of property owners, lessors, or lessees in an area that has been organized to consider the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a mall in a given area and persons owning or having any legal or equitable interest in the real property affected by the establishment of the mall. See Washington Code 35.71.010
  • Mayor: means the chief executive of a city;
    • Washington Code 35.63.010
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Multi-purpose community center: as used in this chapter means the lands, interests in lands, property, property rights, equipment, buildings, structures and other improvements developed as an integrated, multi-purpose, public facility on a single site or immediately adjacent sites for the housing and furnishing of any combination of the following community or public services or facilities: Administrative, legislative or judicial offices and chambers of any municipality, public health facilities, public safety facilities including without limitation, adult and juvenile detention facilities, fire and police stations, public halls, auditoria, libraries and museums, public facilities for the teaching, practice or exhibition of arts and crafts, educational facilities, playfields, playgrounds, parks, indoor and outdoor sports and recreation facilities. See Washington Code 35.59.010
  • Municipality: includes every county and city. See Washington Code 35.63.010
  • Municipality: as used in this chapter means any county, city or town of the state of Washington. See Washington Code 35.59.010
  • Municipality: as used in this chapter , means any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state. See Washington Code 35.60.010
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: as used in this chapter means any private corporation, partnership, association or individual. See Washington Code 35.59.010
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Project: means a pedestrian mall project. See Washington Code 35.71.010
  • public utility: when used in this chapter has the same meaning as the words "system of sewerage. See Washington Code 35.67.010
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Right-of-way: means that area of land dedicated for public use or secured by the public for purposes of ingress and egress to abutting property and other public purposes. See Washington Code 35.71.010
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • solar energy system: means any device or combination of devices or elements which rely upon direct sunlight as an energy source, including but not limited to any substance or device which collects sunlight for use in:
    • Washington Code 35.63.015
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • system of sewerage: means and may include any or all of the following:
    • Washington Code 35.67.010
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • water system: as used in this chapter shall include and be applicable to all reservoirs, storage and clarifying tanks, conduits, mains, laterals, pipes, hydrants and other equipment used or constructed for the purpose of supplying water for public or domestic use, and shall include not only water systems constructed by local improvement districts, but also any system with which the same may be incorporated or connected. See Washington Code 35.89.100