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to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage
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invest
the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter
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trial
a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision
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lawsuit
to give someone the right to do or have something
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entitle (to)
one or more of the lawyers taking part in a legal case
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counsel
feeling that something is unlikely to happen or to be successful
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doubtful about sth
to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct
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uphold
to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you
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sue
helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics
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strategic
the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can be made
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litigation
relating to or involving society
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societal
an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made
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precedent
discussion or debate (= formal or political argument), or an example of this
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discourse
someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court
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plaintiff = complainant
(especially of an agreement) that cannot be legally avoided or stopped
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binding
If something is ..., no one tries to stop you doing it or no one tries to fight against or defend it
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uncontested
a long, flat, narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served
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counter
decided or controlled by law
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statutory
to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
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dismiss
to accuse someone officially of a crime
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indict (be indicted for sth)
a lawyer who specializes in taking legal action against people and organizations
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litigator
an argument against another argument, idea, or suggestion
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counter-argument
to ask for a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a judgment can be made that must be accepted by both sides in the argument
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litigate
If you ... a formal statement, a claim, a judge's decision, or a legal case, you say formally that it is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed
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to contest
the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can be made
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litigation
a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on
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bill
a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written
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bill
(an example of) the fact of something having more than one possible meaning and therefore possibly causing confusion
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ambiguity
to use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used any more, or to become damaged in this way
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wear (sth) out
the act of thinking about something carefully
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consideration
not wearing any shoes or socks
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barefoot
in a way that is not intentional
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inadvertently
to match or be similar or equal
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correspond to/with
If the ground or sea is ..., it is extremely dangerous, especially because of bad weather conditions
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treacherous
more important than anything else
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paramount
to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty
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poze
gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid
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vapour
If a condition ..., it becomes less strong or extreme
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subside
by permission of
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(by) courtesy of
to make something happen more quickly
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expedite
to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment
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fall short (of)

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