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bring suit — start a lawsuit, claim in court … English contemporary dictionary
litigate — lit·i·gate / li tə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing [Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit , lis lawsuit + agere to drive] vi: to seek resolution of a legal contest by judicial process chose to litigate rather than settle vt: to make the … Law dictionary
action — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Performance Nouns 1. (act of doing) action, performance, operation, execution, enactment, production; process, procedure, proceeding, transaction; behavior, conduct; work, exertion. See activity. 2.… … English dictionary for students
action — [ak′shən] n. [ME accion < OFr action < L actio < pp. of agere: see ACT1] 1. the doing of something; state of being in motion or of working 2. an act or thing done 3. [pl.] behavior; habitual conduct 4. habitual activity characterized by… … English World dictionary
Gloria Allred — Gloria Rachel Allred (born Gloria Rachel Bloom on July 3, 1941) is an American lawyer. She is also the mother of Court TV hostess Lisa Bloom.Early lifeAllred was born in Philadelphia, on July 3, 1941. After high school, she attended the… … Wikipedia
plaintiff — plain·tiff / plān təf/ n [Middle French plaintif, from plaintif, adj., grieving, from plaint lamentation, from Latin planctus, from plangere to strike, beat one s breast, lament]: the party who institutes a legal action or claim (as a… … Law dictionary
Costs (English law) — Costs is a term of art in civil litigation in English law (the law of England and Wales), and in other Commonwealth jurisdictions. After judgment has been given, the judge has the power to order who will pay the lawyers fees and other… … Wikipedia
Jane Doe — 1) A fictitious name used for a possible female defendant who is unknown at the time a complaint is filed to start a lawsuit. 2) The temporary fictitious name given to an unidentified hospitalized or dead woman. Category: Criminal Law Category:… … Law dictionary
John Doe — / jän dō/ n: a party to legal proceedings (as a suspect) whose true name is unknown or withheld compare jane roe, richard roe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Todd McFarlane — Infobox Comics creator image size = 130px name = Todd McFarlane birthdate = birth date and age|1961|03|16 location = Calgary, Alberta, Canada death date = death place = nationality = Canadian area = Penciller, Inker, Writer, Publisher alias =… … Wikipedia
