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 Gonzalez Rogers is overseeing the broader multidistrict litigation consolidating nearly 3,000 pending lawsuits against Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube over alleged harms to children and teens. — Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit alleges Petersen blocked her from leadership training available to male sergeants and made personnel decisions that ultimately affected her eligibility for a captain position. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026 Looming questions concerning its regulatory status and market integrity threaten to upend Kalshi’s business model, while mounting state and federal lawsuits suggest an eventual date with the Supreme Court. — Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026 Still, Wade brought him into the program anyway and has attempted to pave the way for Luis to play via another lawsuit. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawsuit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
  1. suit
  2. complaint
  3. proceeding
  4. litigation
Noun
  • On Wednesday, lawyers for Gomez filed a motion to dismiss the artist from the suit, and said she should have never been dragged into the case in the first place.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • New York mayor Zohran Mamdani has become known, in part, for wearing a suit.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of suit
Noun
  • Grannell has made other threats this year, beginning five months ago, according to the account of an FBI special agent that is described in a criminal complaint.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The first ethics complaint was filed last Friday by an employee of the City Attorney's Office who also asked to remain anonymous.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of complaint
Noun
  • And why did the Commonwealth deny a request by Reddington, the defense attorney, to stipulate that Clancy killed her children, a formal acknowledgment of responsibility that would have focussed the trial proceedings on her criminal intent?
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The change resulted in nearly 146 people getting their death sentences vacated and new penalty proceedings given to them, according to research from FIU’s Balanced Justice Project.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeding
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  • This case and others lodged against social media giants have been compared to transformative litigation against big tobacco companies in the 1990s.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The case is part of a wave of lawsuits that has been compared to litigation against tobacco companies in the 1990s.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of litigation

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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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