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 Council, a Rochester, New York, native who played the 2025-26 season at Kansas, filed a lawsuit against the NCAA and NCAA Div. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026 The city initially fought the lawsuit by claiming the officers were protected by qualified immunity. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 The family also said hospital staff left him in a room with a table that had not been removed from his unit before being placed there, according to the lawsuit. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 The investors are now seeking to recoup their investments in bringing the lawsuit. — Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawsuit
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  1. suit
  2. complaint
  3. proceeding
  4. litigation
Noun
  • The suits weren’t cut to heighten a man’s physique but rather to comfortably camouflage it.
    — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Among various allegations, the suits claim the federal permitting process was accelerated, ignoring critical risks like low-river saltwater intrusion and localized air, noise and traffic pollution.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of suit
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  • Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Fourteen people were on board, including him — exceeding the vessel’s maximum capacity of 10 people — according to the complaint, which noted that Hernandez did not know the boat’s maximum capacity.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of complaint
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  • The justice ministry rejected the criticism, saying the proceedings complied with Syrian law and included the participation of victims and their representatives.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike adults facing deportation and other immigration proceedings in the United States, unaccompanied children must generally be provided with access to a lawyer, under the terms of a 2008 law.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeding
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  • Alvarez, who has handled civil litigation, insurance disputes and HOA and condominium law, hasn’t tried a case in front of a jury or a judge.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Supreme Court last year stayed a lower-court order that had imposed additional procedural requirements on third-country removals while litigation continued.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of litigation

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