lawsuit

noun

law·​suit ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 

: a suit in law : a case before a court

Synonyms of lawsuit

• 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

The city has not enforced the loan’s default provisions, even after Step Up settled a separate $3 million state lawsuit over undelivered Project Homekey housing. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

During testimony in committees this spring, lobbyists for the companies raised concerns that the bill would violate First Amendment rights and potentially trigger lawsuits against the state. — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Moments later, Conyers, the team’s chief legal counsel, circled back to the possibility of a lawsuit. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Two Republican senators are withholding their support for Blanche due to the Department of Justice's deal with the president to end his IRS lawsuit. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1583, 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