Increase, costs of

In English law. It was formerly a practice with the jury to award to the successful party in an action the nominal sum of 40s. only for his costs; and the court assessed, by their own officer the actual amount of the successful party's costs; and the amount so assessed, over and abave the nominal sum awarded by the jury, was thence calied "costs of increase." Lush, Com. Law Pr. 775. The practice has now wholly ceased. Rapal. & Law.

Defined under Increase in Black's Law Dictionary.