as in suit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Recent Examples of lawsuit
Second, CEFs could have faced a wave of lawsuits from activists, costing time and money.
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Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The city of Los Angeles will shell out $120,000 for outside lawyers to fight a lawsuit filed by a councilmember challenging an ethics fine.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The video was released on orders from the Hartford Superior Court after years of advocacy and a lawsuit filed by Jones’ family in August 2018.
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Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
When Settles-Tidwell raised concerns, the situation worsened, according to her lawsuit.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lawsuit
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The city of Los Angeles will shell out $120,000 for outside lawyers to fight a lawsuit filed by a councilmember challenging an ethics fine.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The video was released on orders from the Hartford Superior Court after years of advocacy and a lawsuit filed by Jones’ family in August 2018.
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Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
When Settles-Tidwell raised concerns, the situation worsened, according to her lawsuit.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
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Three days later after the UK made this announcement, the UAE followed suit and became the first Arab country to introduce a ban on social media use for under-15s.
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The compensation model is intriguing because major media companies are taking a two-track approach to AI, filing copyright infringement suits in some cases and striking content licensing deals with AI firms in others.
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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On behalf of Aliya Rahman, the MacArthur Justice Center and a civil rights law firm filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, requesting an investigation.
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Indiana and Portland are the only two franchises without a selection in this week’s proceedings.
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Nilo has remained free on bail throughout the proceedings.
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But so long as the rules aren’t bargained with a union and so long as member schools undermine their own association, the litigation risk won’t go away.
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This litigation is part of much broader debate over where guns may be permitted or prohibited.
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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