case law: alternatives and connections

(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based

someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne"

a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief they seek

a defendant in a criminal proceeding

a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)

that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts

the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding

the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding

the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…