lawsuit

[ law-soot ]
/ ˈlɔˌsut /
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noun

a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law.

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Origin of lawsuit

First recorded in 1615–25; law1 + suit

Words nearby lawsuit

laws of motion, Lawson, Lawson criterion, Lawson cypress, law stationer, lawsuit, law term, Lawton, law unto oneself, lawyer, lawyering
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Words related to lawsuit

litigation, claim, bill, prosecution, argument, accusation, trial, suit, action, indictment, dispute, impeachment, proceedings, arraignment, cause, contest, presentment, assumpsit, replevin

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British Dictionary definitions for lawsuit

lawsuit
/ (ˈlɔːˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt) /

noun

a proceeding in a court of law brought by one party against another, esp a civil action
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