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Examples of lawsuit in a Sentence
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
Recent Examples on the Web
The open meetings lawsuit is one of several events that have affected the Raymond School District in the last several months.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
That proposal was approved in 2018, and the following year Boren filed a federal lawsuit to stop it.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2024
Responding to a lawsuit last year that Maui County filed against the utility, Hawaiian Electric blamed the county for failing to fully extinguish that fire, which the utility said was reignited and the cause of the blaze that destroyed Lahaina.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
The deputy returned to his car and determined Thompson’s real name, the lawsuit says.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount in damages to be determined by a jury at trial.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Here's what to know To qualify for Glendale’s mayoral race, candidates needed 1,888 valid signatures, the lawsuit notes.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Other lawsuits have also been brought over similar cases elsewhere in the country.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The class-action lawsuit alleges that there was no notice to ticketholders that the show’s start time would be later than the time shown on the ticket.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1624, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing lawsuit
Dictionary Entries Near lawsuit
Cite this Entry
“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt
: a suit in law : a case before a court
Legal Definition
lawsuit
noun
law·suit
: an action brought in a court for the purpose of seeking relief from or remedy for an alleged wrong : suit
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