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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
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(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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the collection of rules imposed by authority
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a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
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a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
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a suit brought against someone who has sued you
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a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
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a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise