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Battle In The Law Courts Crossword Clue

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noun

• something done (usually as opposed to something said)

• the state of being active

• a military engagement

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the series of events that form a plot

• the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

• the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

• 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

• an act by a government body or supranational organization

• the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

• In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).

verb

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

• put in effect

37%11Courts or systems of courts
noun

• an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

• the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

• the act of meting out justice according to the law

• the position of judge

35%11The practice of asking higher courts to review and change decisions of lower courts
noun

• a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws

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