Classes Sentient and Moral Powers Moral Affections Moral Institutions Lawsuit
Lawsuit
Nouns
lawsuit, suit, action, cause
litigation
suit in law
dispute etc. Discord . citation, arraignment, prosecution, impeachment
accusation etc. Accusation
presentment, true bill, indictment. apprehension, arrest
committal
imprisonment etc. (restraint) Restraint . writ, summons, subpoena, latitat
venire
declaration, bill, claim
bill of right, information, corpus delicti
affidavit, state of facts
answer, reply, replication, plea, demurrer, rebutter, rejoinder
surrebutter, surrejoinder. suitor, party to a suit
plaintiff, defendant, litigant etc. Accusation . hearing, trial
verdict etc. (judgment) Judgment [Conclusion.]
appeal, appeal motion
writ of error
decision, precedent
decided case, reports (legal reference works, see reference books) ..
Verbs
go to law, appeal to the law
bring to justice, bring to trial, bring to the bar
put on trial, pull up
accuse etc. Accusation
prefer a claim, file a claim etc. n.
take the law of, inform against. serve with a writ, cite, apprehend, arraign, sue, prosecute, bring an action against, indict, impeach, attach, distrain, commit
arrest
summon, summons
give in charge etc. (restrain) Restraint . empanel a jury, implead, join issue
close the pleadings
set down for hearing. try, hear a cause
sit in judgment
adjudicate etc. Judgment [Conclusion.] .
Adjectives
litigious etc. (quarrelsome) Discord
qui tam