suit
Noun
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is a type of: garment - an article of clothingsubtypes:
- business suit - a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen
- double-breasted suit - a suit with a double-breasted jacket
- pinstripe - a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes
- single-breasted suit - a suit having a single-breasted jacket
- slack suit - casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket
- zoot suit - a flashy suit of extreme cut
same as: suit of clothes -
referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedsubtypes:
- 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
- countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you
- criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
- moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
- bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - 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)
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domain usage:
- depreciation, derogation, disparagement - a communication that belittles somebody or something
- argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
is a type of: businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) -
subtypes: bundling - a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
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is a type of: playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card gamessubtypes:
- 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
- trump - (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand
Verb
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is a type of: conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy - fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restrictionsame as: accommodate, fit
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is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)subtypes: agree - be agreeable or suitable
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same as: become
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