legal action (n)
action#1 (n)
action at law (n)

n01181902

type n
lex_filenum 04
def a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another
def one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
Outgoing links
Hypernym proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Derivationally related form action → action
Hyponym antitrust case; civil action; counterclaim; custody case; lis pendens; prosecution, criminal prosecution; test case, test suit
Incoming links
Hypernym antitrust case; civil action; counterclaim; custody case; lis pendens; prosecution, criminal prosecution; test case, test suit
Hyponym proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Derivationally related form action → action

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