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Civil procedure

Civil procedure
Body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits I
Complaint
Legal document, the filing of which initiates a lawsuit
Discovery (law)
Pre-trial procedure in common law countries for obtaining evidence
Filing (law)
Legal filing
Hearing (law)
Proceeding before a court or other decision-making body or officer
Judgment (law)
Formal decision made by a court
Lawsuit
Civil action brought in a court of law
Plaintiff
Party which initiates a court case
Pleading
In law, statement of a party's claims to another party's claims in a civil action
Settlement (litigation)
Resolution between disputing parties about a legal case
Subpoena
Writ to compel testimony or the yielding of evidence
Summary judgment
Court judgment without a full trial