lawsuit
noun
a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law.
lawsuits
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pluralof lawsuit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The decision comes after lawsuits and news reports alleged that hundreds of riders suffered brain injuries after riding X2.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They’ve researched history and the law, war-gamed what-ifs, divvied up responsibilities and drafted emergency lawsuits and temporary restraining orders so they can be hurried into court at a moment’s notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
That has prompted lawsuits from angry states, which collect billions of dollars in tax revenue from sports-betting platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
During the early days of the tobacco lawsuits, the tobacco companies were declaring up, down, and sideways that they didn’t know any of this, that they were just doing the best they could.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
One of the most surprising and perhaps dismaying revelations was that Chicago’s chief of police, in his prior legal career, had represented Holmes in a dozen routine commercial lawsuits.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
