💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Civil suit"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lawsuitnoun | (law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution. |
| cause of actionnoun | (law) A condition under which one party would be entitled to sue another. |
| civil trialnoun | A trial in which a plaintiff seeks damages or other remedy from a defendant; a lawsuit |
| civil wrongnoun | (law) A wrongful act by one person against another for which the other person may recover damages in a lawsuit; this includes tort, breach of contract, breach of trust, and breach of fiduciary duty. |
| law suitnoun | Archaic form of lawsuit. [(law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.] |
| civil actionnoun | (law) In the United States, a lawsuit between private parties, including an action by a private person against a government entity, which will be treated as a private party by the court. |
| suitnoun | (clothing) A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman. |
| strike suitnoun | (law) A lawsuit of questionable merit brought in the hope of gaining a private settlement, before going to court, that would be less than the defendant's legal costs. |
| court casenoun | (law) a legal case to be resolved in a court |
| civil courtnoun | A court dealing with cases in civil law. |
| friendly suitnoun | (law) The situation where a person sues another person (friend) purely to settle a point of (unsettled) law. |
| casenoun | An actual event, situation, or fact. |
| class actionnoun | (law, chiefly US, Canada) A lawsuit brought by a single plaintiff or small group of plaintiffs as a representative of a large group of others having a common interest, with everyone in the large group eligible to receive damages if the plaintiff is successful. |
| litigantnoun | (law) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit. |
| countersuitnoun | (law) A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one. |
| class suitnoun | Synonym of class action. |
| style of causenoun | (law) The case title for a cause of action or lawsuit; a description of the parties involved, such as Johnson v. Smith. |
| class action lawsuitnoun | Synonym of class action. |
| popular actionnoun | (law) an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute. |
| libelnoun | (countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. |
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