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"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "caz judiciar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"word": "proces"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cauză"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "isk",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "иск"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tjážba",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "тя́жба"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "procéss",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "проце́сс"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sudébnyj procéss",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "суде́бный проце́сс"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cùis-lagha"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "súdny proces"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "proceso judicial"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "proceso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pleito"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "litigio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acción"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "causa"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"word": "kesi"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"word": "pleyto"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "daʾvo",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"word": "даъво"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vyājyamu",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"word": "వ్యాజ్యము"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"word": "dava"
},
{
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "ṯpṭ",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"word": "𐎘𐎔𐎉"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pózov",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "по́зов"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sudóvyj procés",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "судо́вий проце́с"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "muqaddama",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"word": "مُقَدَّمَہ"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "da'vā",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "دعویٰ"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "achos cyfreithiol"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "achos cyfraith"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "case where a court is needed to resolve differences",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cyngaws"
}
],
"word": "lawsuit"
}
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