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 lawsuits from New York Times, from every major media outlet, disregarding just stealing things from my perspective and ingesting is totally inappropriate. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

In August, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle a multistate lawsuit involving child safety issues. — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

California rapper and producer Ovrkast is pushing back against a lawsuit filed by influential hip-hop duo Outkast. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026

Three Jane Does filed a lawsuit with the Los Angeles Superior Court against Smith and Turner-Smith on Thursday. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Sep. 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