WordNet: case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit

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"

• domain: topic jurisprudence, law

• hypernym legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings

• hyponym civil suit

• hyponym class-action suit, class action

• hyponym countersuit

• hyponym criminal suit

• hyponym moot

• hyponym bastardy proceeding, paternity suit

case

• (suomi) asia (synonyymi)

causa

• (suomi) oikeustapaus (synonyymi)

cause

• (suomi) tapaus (synonyymi)

lawsuit

• (suomi) oikeusjuttu (synonyymi)

suit

• (englanti) sue (derivationally related)
• (suomi) juttu (synonyymi)

• (suomi) kanne (synonyymi)