legal process

legal process
index certiorari, citation (charge), controversy (lawsuit), prosecution (criminal trial), search warrant, subpoena, summons, warrant (judicial writ)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


legal process
A formal paper that is legally valid; something issuing from the court, usually a command such as a writ or mandate.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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