| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | case brought to court |
| Synonyms: | accusation, action, argument, arraignment, assumpsit, bill, cause, claim, contest, dispute, impeachment, indictment, litigation, presentment, proceedings, prosecution, replevin, suit, trial |
| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a legal process |
| Synonyms: | case, cause, claim, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding, prosecution, suit |
| Main Entry: | case |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter brought before a court |
| Synonyms: | action, argument, cause, claim, dispute, evidence, lawsuit, litigation, petition, proceedings, process, proof, suit, trial |
| Main Entry: | litigation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter coming before court of law |
| Synonyms: | action, case, cause, contention, dispute, lawsuit, process, prosecution, suit, trial |
| Main Entry: | suit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal action |
| Synonyms: | case, cause, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding, prosecution, trial |
| Main Entry: | trial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal proceeding |
| Synonyms: | action, arraignment, case, citation, claim, contest, counterclaim, court action, court martial, cross-examination, habeas corpus, hearing, impeachment, indictment, lawsuit, litigation, prosecution, rap, seizure, suit, tribunal |
| Main Entry: | legal action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | judicial proceeding |
| Synonyms: | court case, lawsuit, legal proceeding, litigation, trial |
| Main Entry: | court case |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal case |
| Synonyms: | case, cause, cause in court, hearing, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding, trial |
| Main Entry: | trial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
analytic, cut-and-try, docimastic, empirical, essaying, experimental, icarian, on one's trial, peirastic, probationary, probative, probatory, provisional, tentative, under probation
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