lawsuit

noun

law·​suit ˈlȯ-ˌsüt How to pronounce lawsuit (audio)
: a suit in law : a case before a court

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 See all Example Sentences for lawsuit 

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Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lawsuit was in 1624

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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 How to pronounce lawsuit (audio)
: 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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