"a particular course of action intended to achieve a result"
"a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant"
"a mental process that you are not directly aware of"
"a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant"
"a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states"
"subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition"
"deal with in a routine way"
"institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against"