"civil suit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: civil suits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} civil suit (plural civil suits)
  1. (law) A lawsuit; an action filed in a court of law to recover for injury wrongfully caused by another. Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: civil case
    Sense id: en-civil_suit-en-noun-UofwU74V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Inflected forms

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