causa

causa

(ˈkaʊzə) na reason or cause

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causa - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"lawsuit, suit, case, causecivil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendantclass action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the groupcountersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued youcriminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendantmoot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"