Action
Of law and proceeding. May also be referred to as action at law and legal action.
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.
This concept's ID is @1~6130
Law
- prosecution
The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal b...
- antitrust case
A legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition...
- counterclaim
A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action.
- custody case
A legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce).
- lis pendens
A pending lawsuit.
- test case
A representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent.
Also contains
- civil action
Legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished...