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action at law

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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

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hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. legal proceeding
  2. proceeding
  3. proceedings

hyponyms (9)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. antitrust case
  2. civil action
  3. counterclaim
  4. criminal prosecution
  5. custody case
  6. lis pendens
  7. prosecution
  8. test case
  9. test suit

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