noun. A cause.

noun. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

"It was the '_victrix_ causa;' and, _as_ such, simply because it was 'victrix,' it had a right in his eyes to postulate the divine favor as mere matter of necessary interference: whilst, on the other hand, the _victa causa_, though it seemed to"

causa causans  causa causata  causa sui  honoris causâ  vera causa  

legal proceeding  proceeding  proceedings  

bastardy proceeding  civil suit  class action  class-action suit  countersuit  

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