English > lawsuit: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy. |
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| Synonyms | suit, case, cause, causa |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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| Narrower | civil suit | A lawsuit alleging violations / violations of civil law by the defendant |
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| class action, class-action suit | A lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large / large / large group of people on behalf of all members of the group |
| countersuit | A suit brought against someone who has sued you |
| criminal suit | A lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant |
| moot | A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise |
| paternity suit, bastardy proceeding | A lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support / support of the child once paternity is determined) |
| Broader | proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
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| Spanish | acción, caso, causa, demanda, juicio, litigio, pleito, proceso judicial, proceso, querella |
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| Catalan | cas, causa, demanda, judici, litigi, plet |
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