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lawsuit

noun

ˈlȯ-ˌsüt How to pronounce lawsuit (audio)
Definition of lawsuitnext
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 The lawsuit argues that Lyft needs as many drivers as possible to increase profits and failed to adequately screen applicants. — Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026 In their lawsuit, the city and county say the financial damage caused by climate change is immense. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 But, as Mosley explained to Fox News Digital, a law passed in North Carolina in 2025 extended the statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits specifically for people who have undergone gender transitions. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Investigators quickly discovered that Hollander’s motives may have centered around his lawsuits, online postings and manifestos that denounced feminism and promoted the men’s rights movement. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawsuit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
  1. suit
  2. complaint
  3. proceeding
  4. litigation
Noun
  • The man in the loud suit made a great ceremony of revealing the name of the champion who had baked it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The suit says La Strada was stripped of his administrative access to the state's voter registration system after several months on the job.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of suit
Noun
  • Mold, mice, dirty bathrooms, overflowing trash cans and unattended animal carcasses are just some of the complaints from teachers in Cook County School District 130—serving Blue Island, Robbins, Alsip, and Crestwood.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Later that day, Triunfel returned to the apartment and disabled a security camera that had recorded the crime, the complaint states.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of complaint
Noun
  • Trials also risk exposing confidential information during court proceedings.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In New York, FIFA is seeking the same outcome and has asked the court to defer its proceedings while the Florida court weighs similar underlying legal questions.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeding
Noun
  • The high speed rail project, which voters first approved nearly 20 years ago, has become a political liability for Democrats as budget estimates have ballooned and the project has been delayed for years due to litigation and regulatory hurdles.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Consider ongoing litigation between state governments and prediction-market companies, where the two sides are debating whether states are preempted from enforcing their gambling laws by a federal law on prediction markets.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of litigation

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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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