querella

Definitions of querella
  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, pleito, proceso
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    alegación, reconvención
    a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
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    diligencia, expediente
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  2. noun
    a disagreement or argument about something important
    synonyms: discusión, disputa, repunta
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    controversia, discusión, lid
    a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
    alteración, brega, camorra, chamusquina, chirinola, choque, cuestión, disgusto, lance, pelea, pelotera, pendencia, pleito, revuelta, reyerta, riña, trifulca, zafarrancho
    an angry dispute
    polémica
    a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
    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)
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    desacuerdo, desavenencia, discrepancia
    the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
  3. noun
    a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
    synonyms: controversia, discusión, lid
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    polémica
    a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
    type of:
    discusión, disputa, repunta
    a disagreement or argument about something important
  4. noun
    (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
    synonyms: alegación, demanda
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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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