Cause
Of law and proceeding. May also be referred to as case, causa, lawsuit and suit.
A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord".
This concept's ID is @1~6132
Law
- civil suit
A lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant.
- class action
A lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of...
- countersuit
A suit brought against someone who has sued you.
- criminal suit
A lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant.
- moot
A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot".
- paternity suit
A lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide...