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Concept
Poursuite (droit)
Résumé
A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law. The archaic term "suit in law" is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today. The term "lawsuit" is used with respect to a civil action brought by a plaintiff (a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions) who requests a legal remedy or equitable remedy from a court. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint or else risk default judgment. If the plaintiff is successful, judgment is entered in favor of the defendant. A variety of court orders may be issued in connection with or as part of the judgment to enforce a right, award damages or restitution, 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 resolution of disputes involving issues of private law between individuals, business entities or non-profit organizations. A lawsuit may also involve issues of public law in the sense that the state is treated as if it were a private party in a civil case, either as a plaintiff with a civil cause of action to enforce certain laws, or as a defendant in actions contesting the legality of the state's laws or seeking monetary damages for injuries caused by agents of the state.
Conducting a civil action is called litigation. The plaintiffs and defendants are called litigants and the attorneys representing them are called litigators. The term litigation may also refer to the conducting of criminal actions (see criminal procedure).
The word "lawsuit" derives from the combination of law and suit. Suit derives from the old French "suite, sieute" meaning to pursue or follow. This term was derived from the Latin "secutus", the past participle of "sequi" meaning to attend or follow.
Similarly, the word "sue", derives from the old French "suir, sivre" meaning to pursue or follow after.
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (officially abbreviated Fed. R. Civ. P.; colloquially FRCP) govern civil procedure in United States district courts. They are the companion to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Rules promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act become part of the FRCP unless, within seven months, the United States Congress acts to veto them. The Court's modifications to the rules are usually based upon recommendations from the Judicial Conference of the United States, the federal judiciary's internal policy-making body.
Partie civile
La définition précise de la notion de demandeur ou de partie civile est susceptible de varier en fonction du droit de chaque pays. En droit québécois, la notion de « partie civile » n'est pas usitée, contrairement à celle de « demandeur ». Le demandeur (ou la partie demanderesse) est celui qui a déposé une demande introductive d'instance lors d'une instance civile.
Plaidoirie
thumb|Un avocat britannique en train de plaider (caricature de Leslie Ward publiée dans Vanity Fair du ). La plaidoirie désigne de manière générale l'exposé verbal des prétentions et arguments d'une partie devant un tribunal, lors d'une audience. Le but de la plaidoirie est de convaincre le tribunal. Cet exposé contient les demandes, dites aussi « prétentions », et les défenses. Pour plaider, peuvent être présentés des faits, des moyens de fait et de droit et des preuves En droit belge, sa tarification se fait par le droit de plaidoirie.