lawsuit

[law-soot]

noun

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

lawsuit

/ -ˌsjuːt, ˈlɔːˌsuːt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lawsuit¹

First recorded in 1615–25; law ¹ + suit

Example Sentences

While investigators have yet to determine a cause, one victim’s family has filed a lawsuit alleging the factory was unsafe.

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The companies have denied wrongdoing, and paid tens of millions of dollars to settle multiple lawsuits alleging price-fixing.

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The indictment notes that Corporation 1 was Williamson’s former client and that it was involved in settlement discussions over a lawsuit with the state in 2023.

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Because of that, he said, a lawsuit was inappropriate.

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Now, she is one of two named plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit for Canadian victims of the experiments.

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