causa
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1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun.act)
hyponym | : | civil suit, |
definition | : | a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | class action, class-action suit, |
definition | : | a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | countersuit, |
definition | : | a suit brought against someone who has sued you (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | criminal suit, |
definition | : | a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | moot, |
definition | : | a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | bastardy proceeding, paternity suit, |
definition | : | a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) (noun.act) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
derivation | : | action, litigate, process, sue, |
definition | : | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social) |
derivation | : | action, litigate, process, sue, |
definition | : | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social) |
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