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Examples of lawsuit in a Sentence
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
Recent Examples on the Web
Attorney Dennis Card, who sued Kingston and was present for the raid, told AP that the search was partly connected to the lawsuit.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The amount of damages sought in the new lawsuits was not immediately clear.
—Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 24 May 2024
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First Known Use
1624, in the meaning defined above
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt
: a suit in law : a case before a court
Legal Definition
lawsuit
noun
law·suit
: an action brought in a court for the purpose of seeking relief from or remedy for an alleged wrong : suit
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