Lawsuit

A lawsuit (or suit in law) is "a vernacular term for a suit, action, or cause instituted or depending between two private persons in the courts of law." The term refers to any proceeding by a party or parties against another in a court of law.

Sometimes, the term "lawsuit" is in reference to a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint. If the plaintiff is successful, judgment is in the plaintiff's favor, and a variety of court orders may be issued to enforce a right, award damages, or impose a temporary or permanent injunction to prevent an act or compel an act. A declaratory judgment may be issued to prevent future legal disputes.

A lawsuit may involve dispute resolution of private law issues between individuals, business entities or non-profit organizations. A lawsuit may also enable the state to be treated as if it were a private party in a civil case, as plaintiff, or defendant regarding an injury, or may provide the state with a civil cause of action to enforce certain laws.

Canon law

Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (Church leadership), for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church (both Latin Church and Eastern Catholic Churches), the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the individual national churches within the Anglican Communion. The way that such church law is legislated, interpreted and at times adjudicated varies widely among these three bodies of churches. In all three traditions, a canon was originally a rule adopted by a church council; these canons formed the foundation of canon law.

Etymology

Greek kanon / Ancient Greek: κανών,Arabic Qanun / قانون, Hebrew kaneh / קנה, "straight"; a rule, code, standard, or measure; the root meaning in all these languages is "reed" (cf. the Romance-language ancestors of the English word "cane").

Canons of the Apostles

The Apostolic Canons or Ecclesiastical Canons of the Same Holy Apostles is a collection of ancient ecclesiastical decrees (eighty-five in the Eastern, fifty in the Western Church) concerning the government and discipline of the Early Christian Church, incorporated with the Apostolic Constitutions which are part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers In the fourth century the First Council of Nicaea (325) calls canons the disciplinary measures of the Church: the term canon, κανὠν, means in Greek, a rule. There is a very early distinction between the rules enacted by the Church and the legislative measures taken by the State called leges, Latin for laws.

Law (band) (disambiguation)

Law (band) may refer to:

  • LAW, a 1970s multi-racial funk / rock band from Ohio featuring Ronnie Lee Cunningham, John McIver, Steve Acker and Tom Poole that recorded on the GRC records label.
  • The Law, an English band formed in 1991 featuring Paul Rodgers, Kenney Jones, John Staehely and Pino Palladino
  • Law and Order, New York City–based hard rock band 1987–1993 signed to MCA Records
  • The Law, a Dundee-based rock band comprising Stuart Purvey, Stevie Anderson, Simon Donald and Martin Donald
  • Law (surname)

    Law is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Acie Law IV (born 1985), American basketball player
  • Alfred Law (1860–1939), English politician
  • Alfred Law (cricketer) (1862–1919), English cricketer
  • Alvin Law (born 1960), Canadian motivational speaker
  • Andrew Law (disambiguation), several people
  • Annie Law (died 1889), conchologist
  • Bernard Francis Law (born 1931), former Archbishop of Boston
  • Bonar Law (1858–1923), British prime minister
  • Brian Law (born 1970), Welsh international footballer
  • Evander M. Law (1836–1920), general in the Confederate States Army
  • Denis Law (born 1940), Scottish football player
  • Don Law (1902–1982), English-born country music record producer and executive
  • John Law (disambiguation), several people
  • Jude Law (born 1972), English actor
  • Peter Law (1948–2006), Welsh politician
  • Peter Law (actor) (born 1948), English actor and father of Jude Law
  • Phyllida Law (born 1932), Scottish actress
  • Rick Law (born 1969), American illustrator
  • Robert D. Law (1944–1969), United States Medal of Honor recipient
  • Suit

    Suit or suits may refer to:

  • Suit (clothing), a set of clothing with matching pieces, including at least a coat and trousers
  • Suit (cards), one of four groups into which a deck of cards is divided
  • Suit (law), an action brought before a court to recover a right or redress a grievance
  • Suits (TV series), a 2011 TV series on the USA Network
  • Suit (album), a 2004 album by Nelly
  • Suits (album), an album by Fish
  • Suit (comics), a character in the Marvel universe
  • An informal term for a government agent or corporate employee (i.e., someone whose work attire usually consists of suits).
  • Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
  • People with the surname

  • Gustav Suits (1883–1956), Estonian poet
  • See also

  • Boilersuit, or coverall, a loose-fitting one-piece clothing
  • Diving suit, for use under water
    • Wetsuit, for use in warmer water
    • Dry suit, for use in colder water, or where hazardous chemicals may be encountered
  • Wetsuit, for use in warmer water
  • Dry suit, for use in colder water, or where hazardous chemicals may be encountered
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    Sabre

    Sabre I

    The first Sabre was a former knife thrower named Paul Richarde until he was selected by Modred to oppose Black Knight. Paul Richarde was given an armor, an animated gargoyle. and Mordred's Ebony Dagger (the weapon with which Mordred had killed the first Black Knight). He was defeated by Black Knight after his horse Aragorn kicked the dagger from Le Sabre's hand.

    Sabre II

    The second Sabre is a mutant super villain. His first appearance was in X-Men #106. Young and reckless, Sabre was chosen by Mystique to join her new Brotherhood of Mutants, though never actually participated in any missions. He had the mutant ability of super speed, and took the name of the deceased Super Sabre. It is unknown if he continues to serve Mystique behind the scenes, or if he even retains his powers after Decimation. Hyper-accelerated metabolism augments his natural speed, reflexes, coordination, endurance, and the healing properties of his body.

    Suit (album)

    Suit is the fourth studio album by American rapper Nelly. It was intended to be released on August 17, 2004, before being delayed and released on September 13, 2004, by Universal Records. Production for the album was handled by several producers, including The Neptunes, Jazze Pha, Doe, AHM, Jayson "Koko" Bridges, Kuya Productions, Soulshock and Karlin, Ryan Bowser, Big Boi and Beat Bullies. Released in conjunction with Sweat, Nelly intended to release a single album before conceptualizing and releasing two albums simultaneously, both of which would contrast each other's themes. Nelly characterized Sweat as "more up-tempo" and "energetic" while describing Suit as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe [...] it's more melodic".

    The album produced three singles: "My Place", "Over and Over" and "'N' Dey Say". Its lead single, "My Place", was a commercial success, topping the New Zealand, Australian and UK single charts, becoming Nelly's second number one on the former and latter charts. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Over and Over" featuring country singer Tim McGraw was also a success, peaking at number three on the Hot 100, and topping several charts worldwide, including the Irish, Australian and UK Singles Charts. "My Place" and "Over and Over" were certified gold and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 and one million copies, respectively. Suit's final single, "'N' Dey Say", achieved moderate chart success, peaking at number sixty-four on the Hot 100 and number six on the UK Singles Chart.

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