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| abatement |
the ending or suppression of a lawsuit, a nuisance, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| action |
a legal proceeding wherein one party demands its right or claims that wrong has been done by another party; a lawsuit. [1/8 definitions] |
| class action |
a lawsuit brought on behalf of all persons sharing grounds for legal action, such as all consumers allegedly harmed by a particular product. |
| demurrer |
a plea for the dismissal of a lawsuit based on the alleged insufficiency of the opposition's contentions to support its claim, or on other legal defects. [1/3 definitions] |
| gist |
the basis for a lawsuit. [1/2 definitions] |
| intervenor |
an individual or group, esp. a citizens' group, that becomes a party to a lawsuit or the proceedings of a regulatory agency. |
| litigant |
someone who is involved in a lawsuit. [2 definitions] |
| litigate |
to bring a case to court or defend a case in court; engage in a lawsuit. [1/2 definitions] |
| litigation |
the act of litigating; lawsuit. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| receiver |
a person hired or appointed to conduct business for a firm during reorganization or a lawsuit against it. [1/4 definitions] |
| rejoin2 |
to respond to the reply of a plaintiff in a lawsuit. [1/3 definitions] |
| rejoinder |
a response to a plaintiff's reply in a lawsuit. [1/2 definitions] |
| vexatious |
intended to vex or embarrass, as a groundless lawsuit. [1/2 definitions] |
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