That means the defendant has to pay them out of his own pocket.
The court ruled in favour of the plaintiff and the defendant had to pay court costs.
Sounds like a win for plaintiff, but I am assuming that since costs were assessed against defendant on an order of dismissal, the court awarded costs to the prevailing party.
The defendant is the one being sued in the court. It is their job to "defend" themselves against the allegations being brought in front of the court. Plaintiff - Complain Defendant - Defend
"charges against them" indicates that the answer is the "defendant".
Defendant.
If you are a defendant you defend yourself, if you are the complainant you prove your case (against a defendant). This question is otherwise to ambiguous to answer correctly.
araignment
You would lose the case, and be forced to pay the costs of the defendant(s) as well as other court costs.
as much as they like i think In the UK they can claim all expenses, the court may also award damages as compensation in some cases.
You can be "called into court" or subpoened regardless of what orders you have.
Plaintiff is the person/legal entity who raises the complaint in a court of law while defendant is the person/legal entity against whom the complaint is raised in the court of law.
The only form of penalty is possibly having to pay the defendant's court costs if you lose.