| lawsuit | | |
| n. (act) | 1. 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" |
| ~ civil suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant. |
| ~ class-action suit, class action | a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group. |
| ~ countersuit | a suit brought against someone who has sued you. |
| ~ criminal suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant. |
| ~ moot | a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise.; "he organized the weekly moot" |
| ~ bastardy proceeding, paternity suit | a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined). |
| ~ legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| demand | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. demand | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| ~ petition, request, postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. |
| ~ challenge | a demand by a sentry for a password or identification. |
| ~ ultimatum | a final peremptory demand. |
| ~ insistence, insisting | continual and persistent demands. |
| ~ call, claim | a demand especially in the phrase.; "the call of duty" |
| ~ requisition | the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use. |
| ~ call | a demand for a show of hands in a card game.; "after two raises there was a call" |
| ~ margin call, call | a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement. |
| ~ pay claim, wage claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives. |
| n. (process) | 2. demand | the ability and desire to purchase goods and services.; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply" |
| ~ economic consumption, use of goods and services, usance, consumption, use | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing.; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" |
| ~ economic process | any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. demand, requirement | required activity.; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" |
| ~ duty, obligation, responsibility | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty" |
| n. (act) | 4. demand | the act of demanding.; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ exaction | act of demanding or levying by force or authority.; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees" |
| ~ claim | demand for something as rightful or due.; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" |
| n. (state) | 5. demand, need | a condition requiring relief.; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ deficiency, lack, want | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" |
| ~ necessity | the condition of being essential or indispensable. |
| v. (communication) | 6. demand | request urgently and forcefully.; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" |
| ~ want | wish or demand the presence of.; "I want you here at noon!" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ expect, require, ask | consider obligatory; request and expect.; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" |
| ~ clamor, clamour | make loud demands.; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" |
| ~ dun | persistently ask for overdue payment.; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone" |
| ~ ask | require or ask for as a price or condition.; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage" |
| v. (stative) | 7. ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| ~ exact, claim, take | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
| ~ exact, claim, take | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
| ~ govern | require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood.; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German" |
| ~ draw | require a specified depth for floating.; "This boat draws 70 inches" |
| ~ cost | require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice.; "This mistake cost him his job" |
| ~ cry for, cry out for | need badly or desperately.; "This question cries out for an answer" |
| ~ compel | necessitate or exact.; "the water shortage compels conservation" |
| v. (communication) | 8. demand, exact | claim as due or just.; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" |
| ~ command | demand as one's due.; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers" |
| ~ claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
| ~ call in, call | demand payment of (a loan).; "Call a loan" |
| v. (communication) | 9. demand | lay legal claim to. |
| ~ claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
| ~ demand | summon to court. |
| v. (communication) | 10. demand | summon to court. |
| ~ summon, summons, cite | call in an official matter, such as to attend court. |
| ~ demand | lay legal claim to. |
| v. (communication) | 11. demand | ask to be informed of.; "I demand an explanation" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| sue | | |
| n. (person) | 1. eugene sue, sue | French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857). |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
| v. (social) | 2. action, litigate, process, sue | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against.; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" |
| ~ challenge | issue a challenge to.; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
| ~ expedite | process fast and efficiently.; "I will try to expedite the matter" |
| ~ litigate | engage in legal proceedings. |
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