legal action 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
Hypernym
proceeding 1
noun
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
EnglishHyponym
antitrust case 1
noun
a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place
civil action 1
noun
legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)
counterclaim 1
noun
a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
custody case 1
noun
a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)
lis pendens 1
noun
a pending lawsuit
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
