suit+at+law

  • 1suit in law — index action (proceeding), controversy (lawsuit), suit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2suit at law — index action (proceeding), case (lawsuit), cause (lawsuit), lawsuit, matter (case) …

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  • 3suit — n [Anglo French siute suite suit request to initiate legal proceedings, literally, pursuit, from siute, feminine past participle of suire to follow, from Old French sivre see sue]: a proceeding to enforce a right or claim; specif: an action… …

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  • 4suit in equity — index lawsuit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5suit one's purpose — index avail (be of use) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6suit to extinguish the equity of redemption — index foreclosure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7Suit — (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 8Suit and service — Suit Suit (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913… …

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  • 9Suit broker — Suit Suit (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913… …

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  • 10Suit court — Suit Suit (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913… …

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