Definition of Action at law

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action at law

Noun
1. 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
(synonym) legal action, action
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(hyponym) antitrust case
(classification) law, jurisprudence

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action at law

action at law
n : 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 [syn: legal action, action]