Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An action or a suit brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A suit at law or in equity; an action or a proceeding in a civil court; a process in law instituted by one party to compel another to do him justice.
Wiktionary
- n. law In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
Etymologies
- law + suit (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Also ahead, the World Trade Center cough and why some are now uttering the term lawsuit in a very clear voice.”
“This for the reason that the lawsuit is a facial challenge, not a challenge to the law as applied.”
“Asked if the campaign had any qualms about using the legal action in a political ad, McMaster spokesman Rob Godfrey said the lawsuit is a key example of the candidate's courage and leadership abilities.”
GOP Attorney General uses health care lawsuit in campaign ad
“Having worked in the DOD, I would assume that any assertion of state secrets in the context of a lawsuit is a CYA move unless proven otherwise.”
“This column argues that the proposed settlement of this lawsuit is a privately negotiated compulsory license primarily designed to monetize millions of orphan works.”
“Spokesman Matthew Miller said the lawsuit is asking a federal court to intervene in ongoing military action and to direct the president on how to manage that action, all on behalf of a leader of a foreign terrorist group.”
Voice of America: White House: Cleric Lawsuit Would Reveal 'State Secrets'
“It looks like every one of those Attorneys General filing this lawsuit is a Republican.”
Rob McKenna on List of State AGs Filing Suit Against Health Care Bill « PubliCola
“The company would be financially prepared for a possible legal dispute if the lawsuit is admitted by the U.S. court in January, he said.”
The Wall Street Journal: Volkswagen May Delay Porsche Merger
“This lawsuit is a waste of time and tx payers dollars.”
“This lawsuit is akin to a negligent shooter suing the friend of the victim for the cost of the bullet and its tragic, avoidable consequences.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lawsuit’.
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JURI - courtroom speak
Legal glossary with special focus on courtroom vocabulary
accused, acquittal, ADA, adjournment, adjudication, affidavit, affirmed, aggravated range, aggravating factors, allegation, alleged, answer and 794 more...
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Nouns
an element, an aspect, a component, significant growth, transition, hiccups, labour, predecessor, delight, lawsuit, penchant, entrepreneurship and 23 more...
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words unknown
repeat!!!
laissez faire, propensity, punitive, explicit, whim, extenuating, distort, gross, grossly, hearsay, dispel, apprehensive and 113 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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Stuffie: Where did it go?
Stuff you lose.
your mind, the race, the battle, respect, everything, virginity, sense of self, keys, job, track of time, yourself, your figure and 29 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for lawsuit.
Prolagus This should be easily adoptable. Oct 23, 2008