Sentence:  The judge became ill just as the Colfax District Court convened , no substitute was brought in , no criminal <WSD>cases</WSD> heard , only 5 out of 122 cases docketed were tried , and court adjourned sine die after sitting a few days instead of the usual three weeks . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy