action at law

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

action legal action

Hypernyms

proceeding proceedings legal proceeding

Hyponyms

suit prosecution criminal prosecution counterclaim test case civil action

Close letter words and terms

action and consequence action area action at a distance action camera action capability action comedy