Legal action Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Definitions

Noun

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

legal action action action at law

See Also

case

Related Terms

case

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

proceeding

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

antitrust case civil action counterclaim custody case lis pendens prosecution test case

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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