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Lawsuit

An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.

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Class Action 76% connected

A lawsuit filed by one party on behalf of a group.

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Moot 76% connected

See 1st Mot.

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Proceeding 76% connected

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Case 92% connected

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…

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Cause 92% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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Suit 92% connected

The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit.

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Abatement of a nuisance noun · 78% connection

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

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Actual damages noun · 78% connection

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

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Assumed name noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Attestant noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Attestator noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Cease and desist order noun · 78% connection

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…

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Civil wrong noun · 78% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Combination in restraint of trade noun · 78% connection

(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…

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Comparative negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff

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Compensatory damages noun · 78% connection

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

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Concurrent negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately

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Constructive possession noun · 78% connection

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

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Contributory negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…

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Criminal negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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Criminal possession noun · 78% connection

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…

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Culpable negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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DBA noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Action noun · 78% connection

A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforce…

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Apostle noun · 78% connection

A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suit, equity, admiralty, legal, proceeding.
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Appeal noun · 78% connection

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decis…

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Appearance noun · 78% connection

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suit, equity, admiralty, legal, proceeding.
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Attach verb · 78% connection

To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suit, equity, admiralty, legal, proceeding.
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Causa noun · 78% connection

a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against…

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Champerty noun · 78% connection

The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concern therein,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suit, equity, admiralty, legal, proceeding.
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Chancellor noun · 78% connection

A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suit, equity, admiralty, legal, proceeding.
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Chancery noun · 78% connection

In the Unites States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.

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Claim noun · 78% connection

an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suit, equity, admiralty, legal, proceeding.
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