Related Words for legal action

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WordSyllablesCategories
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
proceeding
x/x
Noun
procedure
x/x
Noun
case
/
Noun
suit
/
Noun
prosecution
xx/x
Noun
civil action
/x/x
Name, Name
cause
/
Noun
petition
x/x
Noun
cause of action
///x
Phrase, Noun
practice
/x
Noun
plea
/
Noun
standing
/x
Noun
lawyering
/xx
Noun
process
/x
Noun
motion
/x
Noun
legal representative
/xxx/xx
Name, Name
class action
//x
Phrase, Noun
matter of law
/x//
Phrase, Noun
appeal
x/
Noun
civil procedure
/xx/x
Name, Name
remedy
/xx
Noun
rule
/
Noun
due process
//x
Phrase, Noun
person
/x
Noun
claim
/
Noun
indictment
x/x
Noun
invocation
xx/x
Noun
issue
/x
Noun
settlement
/xx
Noun
civil court
/x/
Name, Name
legislation
xx/x
Noun
law review
/x/
Phrase, Noun
intervention
xx/x
Noun
law court
//
Phrase, Noun
service
/x
Noun
court of first instance
////x
Phrase, Noun
writ
/
Noun
due process of law
//x//
Phrase, Noun
court of law
///
Phrase, Noun
court order
//x
Phrase, Noun
law firm
//
Phrase, Noun
execution
xx/x
Noun
court
/
Noun
legal
/x
Adjective
declaration
xx/x
Noun
statement of claim
/x//
Phrase, Noun
lawmaking
/xx
Noun
jurisdiction
xx/x
Noun
judicial review
x/xx/
Name, Name
continuance
x/xx
Noun
injunction
x/x
Noun
obligation
xx/x
Noun
question of law
/x//
Phrase, Noun
holding
/x
Verb
trial court
/x/
Phrase, Noun
droit
/
Noun
ejectment
x/x
Noun
limitation
xx/x
Noun
oral argument
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
entry
/x
Noun
filing
/x
Noun
evidence
/xx
Noun
appearance
x/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
collection
x/x
Noun
advice
x/
Noun
accord
x/
Noun
hearing
/x
Noun
grand jury
//x
Phrase, Noun
application
xx/x
Noun
apprehension
xx/x
Noun
enjoyment
x/x
Noun
bill of complaint
//x/
Phrase, Noun
operation of law
xx/x//
Phrase, Noun
enactment
x/x
Noun
representation
xxx/x
Noun
bill
/
Noun
information
xx/x
Noun
lower court
/x/
Phrase, Noun
relief
x/
Noun
statute of limitations
/x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
civil law
/x/
Name, Name
nullity
/xx
Noun
agreement
x/x
Noun
guilt
/
Noun
court of record
//x/
Phrase, Noun
finding
/x
Noun
article
/xx
Noun
bundle
/x
Noun
status
/x
Noun
infringement
x/x
Noun
lawfulness
/xx
Noun
company
/xx
Noun
call
/
Noun
statute
/x
Noun
family court
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
livery
/xx
Noun
joinder
/x
Noun
adjudication
xxx/x
Noun
attachment
x/x
Noun
tort
/
Noun
federal question jurisdiction
/xx/xxx/x
Name, Name
justice
/x
Noun
citation
x/x
Noun
diligence
/xx
Noun
verdict
/x
Noun
vote
/
Noun
testimony
/xxx
Noun
inquisition
xx/x
Noun
party
/x
Noun
court of appeal
//x/
Phrase, Noun
forfeiture
/xx
Noun
provision
x/x
Noun
production
x/x
Noun
solicitor general
x/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
exhibit
x/x
Noun
audit
/x
Noun
family law
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
absorption
x/x
Noun
accomplishment
x/xx
Noun
achievement
x/x
Noun
acidification
xxxx/x
Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
actio
/xx
Noun
actionable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
activism
/xxx
Noun
activities
x/xx
Noun
acton
/x
Name
actuation
/x/x
Noun
adjudicative
x/xxx
Adjective
adoption
x/x
Noun
adventure
x/x
Noun, Verb
advocate
/xx
Noun, Verb
aeration
/xx
Noun
agency
/xx
Noun
agenda
x/x
Noun
aggression
x/x
Noun
aid
/
Noun, Verb
allowed
x/
Adjective
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
arrangements
x/x
Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
artificial
xx/x
Adjective
aspects
/x
Noun
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
authorized
/xx
Adjective
avocados
xx/x
Noun
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
barrister
/xx
Noun
bases
/x
Noun
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
behavior
x/x
Noun
behaviour
x/x
Noun
biz
/
Noun
blitz
/
Noun, Verb
blockade
x/
Noun, Verb
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
busyness
//x
Noun
cadastral
x/x
Noun, Adjective
camera
/xx
Noun
campaign
x/
Noun, Verb
capture
/x
Verb, Noun
carrying out
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
centrifugation
x/x/x
Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
chromatography
xx/xx
Noun
clearance
/x
Noun
clotting
/x
Noun
clout
/
Noun, Verb
coagulation
x/x/x
Noun
cognizance
/xx
Noun
coherent
x/x
Adjective
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
commitment
x/x
Noun
complaint
x/
Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
conceived
x/
Verb
condensation
xx/x
Noun
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
conflict
/x
Noun, Verb
consequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
constitutional
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
consultation
xx/x
Noun
contingency
x/xx
Noun
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
contractual
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
contribution
xx/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
controversies
/xxx
Noun
convection
x/x
Noun
cop
/
Noun, Verb
corporate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
corporation
xx/x
Noun
counsel
/x
Noun, Verb
counterclaim
/xx
Noun, Verb
countermeasures
/xxx
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
crackdown
/x
Noun
crime
/
Noun, Verb
criminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
curdling
/x
Noun
dare
/
Verb, Noun
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
decay
x/
Noun, Verb
decision
x/x
Noun, Verb
deed
/
Noun, Verb
defence
x/
Noun, Verb
defense
x/
Noun, Verb
degree
x/
Noun
delivered
x/x
Adjective
demand
x/
Noun, Verb
desorption
x/x
Noun
determination
xxx/x
Noun
diffusion
x/x
Noun
disciplinary
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Adjective, Noun
discourse
/x
Noun, Verb
disintegration
xxx/x
Noun
disposition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
dispositive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
dispute
x/
Noun, Verb
dissolution
xx/x
Noun
distillation
xx/x
Noun
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
drift
/
Noun, Verb
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
duty
/x
Noun
eagle
/x
Noun, Verb
economic
xx/x
Adjective
economy
x/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effervescence
xx/x
Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
electrophoresis
xxxxxx
Noun
eligible
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
emphasizing
/xxx
Noun
employment
x/x
Noun
encirclement
x/xx
Noun
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
energy
/xx
Noun
enforceable
x/xx
Adjective
engagement
x/x
Noun
entitled
x/x
Adjective
entitlement
x/xx
Noun
equities
/xx
Noun
eruption
x/x
Noun
establishment
x/xx
Noun
ethical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
ew
/
Name
exciting
x/x
Adjective, Noun
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
expressly
x/x
Adverb
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extinction
x/x
Noun
extraction
x/x
Noun
fact
/
Noun
fairness
/x
Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
feedback
/x
Noun, Verb
fiduciary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
fight
/
Verb, Noun
filtration
x/x
Noun
financial
x/x
Adjective
flocculation
/x/x
Noun
flow
/
Noun, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
followed
/x
Verb
force
/
Noun, Verb