civil actionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsɪv.əl ˈæk.ʃən/us/ˌsɪv.əl ˈæk.ʃən/an official complaint, made by a person or company in a law court against another person who is said to have done something to harm them, that is dealt with by a judge:
She brought a civil action against her former employer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking legal action
- appear
- appear for sb
- bring
- class action
- complainant
- court
- double jeopardy
- file for sth
- indict
- indictment
- law
- legal
- petitioner
- plaintiff
- prefer
- proceed
- proceed against sb
- proceedings
- serve
- summons
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