lawsuit
suit
case
cause
causa | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy, the family brought suit against the landlord |
| civil suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant |
class action
class-action suit | a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group |
| criminal suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant |
paternity suit
bastardy proceeding | a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) |
test case
test suit | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent |
divorce
divorcement | the legal dissolution of a marriage |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
| biohazard suit | a loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer against dangerous biological or chemical agents |
body armor
body armour
suit of armor
suit of armour
coat of mail
cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
| business suit | a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen |
diving suit
diving dress | a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air, worn by underwater divers |
| double-breasted suit | a suit with a double-breasted jacket |
dress suit
full dress
tailcoat
tail coat
tails white tie white tie and tails | formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men |
| gym suit | clothes prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastic exercise |
| jump suit | one-piece uniform worn by parachutists |
| jump suit jumpsuit | one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform |
leotard
unitard
body suit
cat suit | a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles), worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance |
long underwear
union suit | an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece |
| maillot tank suit | a woman's one-piece bathing suit |
| major suit | (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts |
| minor suit | ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs |
overall boilersuit
boilers suit | a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work |
pants suit
pantsuit | a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women |
| pressure suit | protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying |
romper
romper suit | a one-piece garment for children to wear at play, the lower part is shaped like bloomers |
| running suit | a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration |
| sailor suit | a boy's ensemble, copied from a sailor's uniform |
| single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
| slack suit | casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket |
suit
suit of clothes | a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color, they buried him in his best suit |
| suit | playing card in any of four sets of cards in a pack, each set has its own symbol and color, a flush is five cards in the same suit, in bridge you must follow suit, what suit is trumps? |
sweat suit
sweatsuit
sweats
workout suit | garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt |
swimsuit
swimwear
bathing suit
swimming costume
bathing costume | tight fitting garment worn for swimming |
| three-piece suit | a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers |
two-piece two-piece suit
lounge suit | a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers |
| wet suit | a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material, worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat |
| zoot suit | a flashy suit of extreme cut |
forte strong suit
long suit
metier
specialty speciality strong point
strength | an asset of special worth or utility, cooking is his forte |
| suit | a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank |
courtship
wooing
courting
suit | a man's courting of a woman, seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage), its was a brief and intense courtship |
| long suit | in a hand, the suit having the most cards |
| strong suit | a long suit including high cards |
| divorce court | a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts |
| divorce lawyer | a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment |
| suit | (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit, all the suits care about is the bottom line |
raw
altogether
birthday suit | informal terms for nakedness, in the raw, in the altogether, in his birthday suit |
disassociate
dissociate
divorce disunite
disjoint | part, cease or break association with, She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president |
divorce
split up | get a divorce, formally terminate a marriage, The couple divorced after only months |
| follow suit | do what someone else is doing |