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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
Close election results in any battleground state could prompt a slew of lawsuits over how ballots are counted and the election results, as happened in 2020 when the Trump campaign launched a wide-ranging legal campaign challenging the vote count.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit says the Clippers began their pursuit of Leonard — using Shelton as an intermediary — in 2017, two years before Leonard joined the team.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Tanguay filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
The University of Louisville agreed to pay $750,000 to a former university attorney who claimed she was retaliated against for reporting an extortion attempt by an assistant men's basketball coach in a 2022 lawsuit.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1624, in the meaning defined above
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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