criminal suit vs causa

criminal suit and causa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criminal suit	Yes	No	No	No
causa	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, causa is a hypernym of criminal suit; that is, causa is a word with a broader meaning than criminal suit:

criminal suit: a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
causa: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

Other hypernyms of criminal suit include case, cause, lawsuit, suit.

criminal suit (noun)	causa (noun)
a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant	a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy