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action, action at law (s) (noun); actions; actions at law (pl)
A court proceeding; either civil, to enforce a right, or criminal, to punish an offender; legal action: An action at law concerns a court litigation where opposing parties litigate an issue involving an alleged wrongdoing which may be for the protection of a right or for the prevention of a wrong.

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