#lawsuit__suit__case__cause__causa  (law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"
  supertype:  judicial_proceeding__proceeding__legal_proceeding__legalproceeding__proceedings__proceeding  (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  subtype:  civil_suit__civilsuit  a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
  subtype:  class_action__classaction__class-action_suit  a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
  subtype:  criminal_suit  a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
  subtype:  paternity_suit__paternitysuit__bastardy_proceeding  a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)

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