Spanish-English translations for pleito

case
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I have had a problem with the courts, a civil case which has dragged on and on. He tenido un problema con la justicia, un pleito civil que ha durado mucho tiempo. He won a case against the Greek railways several years ago and he is owed several thousand pounds by them. El Sr. Peter Thomas ganó un pleito contra los ferrocarriles de Grecia hace varios años y se le deben varios millares de libras. The computerisation of the land register, on the other hand, should reduce the number of civil court cases attributable to denationalisation. La actualización de los registros catastrales debería, en cambio, reducir el número de los pleitos civiles relacionados con la desnacionalización.
lawsuitIf we generate a tangled mass of bureaucracy and lawsuits as well as legal uncertainty, the acceptance of anti-discrimination regulations will decline among people in the European Union. Si creamos un laberinto de burocracia, pleitos e inseguridad jurídica, disminuirá la aceptación de la normativa contra la discriminación entre los ciudadanos de la Unión Europea. The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve

action
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Due to the haste of some, we are going to be faced with a legal action lasting several years in the Court of Justice, as my government has already said. Por la prisa de algunos, nos vamos a encontrar con un pleito de varios años en el Tribunal de Justicia, como ya ha avisado mi Gobierno. We were told that these rules were fundamental to making the euro work, the Commission is being forced into this drastic action and the wrangle is set to go on for a great deal longer. Se nos dijo que estas normas eran fundamentales para el funcionamiento del euro, y ahora la Comisión se ve obligada a adoptar esta drástica medida y, al parecer, este pleito aún durará mucho tiempo. Knead bread with a rocking action.
cause
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Because as we all know, there is not a great deal of point in winning court cases after years of discussions, if the damage to the environment has already been done. Como todos sabemos, no sirve prácticamente de nada ganar pleitos después de años de negociaciones si el daño al medio ambiente ya está causado. They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the floodingThere is no cause for alarm
litigationHe is responsible for the suppression of free speech in the press of my country by the use of litigation. Es responsable de suprimir la libertad de expresión de la prensa de mi país por medio de pleitos. There is ongoing litigation in this matterThis law firm is known for its litigation practice
suit
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The high number of legal suits against journalists and undue pressure on the media undermine freedom of the press in practice. El elevado número de pleitos legales contra periodistas y la presión indebida sobre los medios de comunicación minan la libertad de la prensa en la práctica. Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the weddingBe sure to keep your nose to the grindstone today; the suits are making a "surprise" visit to this department