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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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Adoption 76% connected

The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.

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Appeal 76% connected

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injust…

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Bankruptcy 76% connected

The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.

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Case 76% 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 76% connected

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

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Foreclosure 76% connected

The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate.

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Hearing 76% connected

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Intervention 76% connected

The act of intervening; interposition.

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Lawsuit 76% connected

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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Litigation 76% connected

The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.

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Naturalization 76% connected

The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being natura…

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Procedure 76% connected

The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct.

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Receivership 76% connected

The state or office of a receiver.

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Review 76% connected

To view or see again; to look back on.

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Suit 76% connected

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

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Trial 76% connected

The act of trying or testing in any manner.

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due process 76% connected

The right to a fair legal process.

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