pleito

Definitions of pleito
  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, demanda, enjuiciamiento, juicio, litigio, proceso, querella
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    types:
    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 legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
    synonyms: litigación, litigio
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    type of:
    diligencia, expediente
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  3. noun
    an angry dispute
    synonyms: alteración, brega, camorra, chamusquina, chirinola, choque, cuestión, disgusto, lance, pelea, pelotera, pendencia, revuelta, reyerta, riña, trifulca, zafarrancho
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    types:
    altercado, paloteado, paloteo, reyerta
    noisy quarrel
    escaramuza, pique, porfía, repelo, repique, roce, tropiezo
    a quarrel about petty points
    bronca
    a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)
    type of:
    discusión, disputa, querella, repunta
    a disagreement or argument about something important
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