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Fighting A Case Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ACTION which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ACTION

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199%6Exact Match!
231%9 Parties fighting a legal case
329%8 Eg best case or worst case or wrought-iron case?

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "ACTION" which means:

    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
  • interjection
  • • Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He took immediate action and called for help."
  • • "The movie was filled with thrilling action scenes."

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