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Word - rootword - affixes
kiniha - kiha - ^in~
ki.ni.ha. - 3 syllables

^in = kiniha
kiniha

kiniha : defendant (n.); respondent (n.)
kiha [kí.ha.] : accusation (n.); lawsuit (n.)

Derivatives of kiha


Glosses:
defendant
n. (person)1. defendant, suspecta person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.
~ law, jurisprudencethe collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
~ accuseda defendant in a criminal proceeding.
~ co-defendant, codefendanta defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action.
~ litigant, litigator(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation.; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"
respondent
n. (person)1. respondentthe codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent.
~ co-defendant, codefendanta defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action.
n. (person)2. answerer, respondent, respondersomeone who responds.
~ communicatora person who communicates with others.
~ assentera person who assents.
~ equivocator, hedger, tergiversatora respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer.
~ intervieweea person who is interviewed.
~ examinee, testeesomeone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination).
adj. 3. answering, respondentreplying.; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile"
~ responsivereadily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion.; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"
lawsuit
n. (act)1. case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suita 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 suita lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant.
~ class-action suit, class actiona lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group.
~ countersuita suit brought against someone who has sued you.
~ criminal suita lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant.
~ moota hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise.; "he organized the weekly moot"
~ bastardy proceeding, paternity suita 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).
~ legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked.
~ law, jurisprudencethe collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"