suit
suit
nounDefinition of SUIT
1
a court case for enforcing a right or claim <filed a suit against the company that had manufactured the faulty heater, claiming they were responsible for the fire>
Related Words litigation; case, cause, complaint; counterclaim, countersuit, cross action, cross-claim
2
an earnest request <O Lord of Heaven, hear our humble suit>
Synonyms adjuration, appeal, conjuration, cry, desire, entreaty, petition, pleading, prayer, solicitation, suit, suppliance, supplication
3
the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married <a rather old-fashioned fellow, he first sought the consent of the girl's father for the suit>
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