lawsuit

noun

law·​suit ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 

: a suit in law : a case before a court

Synonyms

• suit
• complaint
• proceeding
• litigation

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

Strzok filed the lawsuit in 2019, alleging the government violated his First Amendment rights with his dismissal. —Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach also filed a lawsuit earlier this month to compel state agencies to release the information. —MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

One lawsuit, against China, ended in a judgment against the country that experts said will likely never be enforced. —Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025

Over the last year, the Suns have faced five lawsuits from current and former employees, some alleging discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and other issues. —Doug Haller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing lawsuit

• file/initiate a lawsuit
• settle a lawsuit

Rhymes for lawsuit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute

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