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
But a federal judge threw out the lawsuit in March 2024, excoriating the platform’s case as plainly punitive rather than about protecting the platform’s security and legal rights.
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The long delay, however, has led to multiple lawsuits, and Apple responded to one of them last week.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The issue of Christian evangelists in Dearborn has been ongoing over the past 16 years involving lawsuits in various cases, including one where a group of Christians won $300,000 in a settlement after they were arrested by Dearborn police.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Perpetua has signed on as a defendant in both lawsuits, which are in their early stages.
—Kevin Fixler
september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The long delay, however, has led to multiple lawsuits, and Apple responded to one of them last week.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The issue of Christian evangelists in Dearborn has been ongoing over the past 16 years involving lawsuits in various cases, including one where a group of Christians won $300,000 in a settlement after they were arrested by Dearborn police.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Perpetua has signed on as a defendant in both lawsuits, which are in their early stages.
—Kevin Fixler
september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
Noun
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Before, players could at least guess at the nature of a game, as each suit represented a different kind of competition.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some wore suits, others high heels, and nearly all carried small binders with resumes, certificates and diplomas.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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The decision to place Hauck on leave followed three complaints accusing him of inappropriate speech on multiple occasions, according to records received via a Freedom of Information Act request.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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The station chief filed a complaint with the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General, charging that Manes had unfairly dismissed him, among other allegations.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Everyone is gathered around to hear the evidence that will tell us there wasn’t a ghost at all, nor a demon haunting these proceedings.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Two of the three components of the Little Rock apartment complex are in foreclosure proceedings because two limited partnerships tied to the housing authority and its affiliated nonprofit owe more than $5 million because of loans issued in 2019.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Pittsburgh’s defense rested on the idea that the taxes equal out when considering the school-district tax—a point, as explained above, that failed to persuade the judges who have presided over this litigation.—
Robert Raiola,
Sportico.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The full terms of the settlement will not be released, though private corporations involved in the litigation may need to disclose their payouts to shareholders.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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