group action - action taken by a group of people

legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

notification, presentment - an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative

judicial decision, judgment, judgement - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

dispossession, legal ouster, eviction - the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

plea - an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

demurrer, denial, defence, defense - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"