Legal action and Summons

Legal action

Legal action noun - 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.
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Summons and legal action are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Summons" instead a noun phrase "Legal action".

Summons

Summons noun - A written notice ordering a person to appear in court.
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Legal action and summons are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Legal action" instead a noun "Summons".

Nearby Words: summon, summonsed, summonsing
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