demanda

Definitions of demanda
  1. noun
    a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
    synonyms: acción, causa, contencioso, contención, enjuiciamiento, juicio, litigio, pleito, proceso, querella
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    alegación, reconvención
    a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
    type of:
    diligencia, expediente
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  2. noun
    a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
    synonyms: instancia, memorial, pedido, petición, ruego, solicitud, suplicatorio, súplica
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    colecta
    request for a sum of money
    reclamación
    an urgent or peremptory request
    ultimato, ultimátum
    a final peremptory demand
    reclamo
    a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
    type of:
    contenido, mensaje
    what a communication that is about something is about
  3. noun
    a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
    synonyms: reclamo
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    reclamación
    an urgent or peremptory request
  4. noun
    (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
    synonyms: alegación, querella
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    agravio, injuria
    an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
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    acusación, denunciación
    a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
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