#legal_action__legalaction__action__action_at_law  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
  supertype:  #judicial_proceeding__proceeding__legal_proceeding__legalproceeding__proceedings__proceeding  (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  subtype:  #antitrust_case__antitrustcase  a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place
  subtype:  #counterclaim  a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
  subtype:  #custody_case__custodycase  a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)
  subtype:  #test_case__test_suit  a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent
  subtype:  #lis_pendens__lispenden  a pending lawsuit

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