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

Weeks later, after Carter declined to engage, Buzbee publicly identified him as the previously unnamed John Doe co-defendant in Jane Doe’s lawsuit, according to Carter. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Dahlberg O’Connell, who filed the lawsuit against Black Bear, filed another class-action lawsuit in May against Team Travel Source, a major player in the stay-to-play space, over similar practices. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Officers detained about 60 people and deported some employees, including two plaintiffs who are part of Thursday’s lawsuit. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Part of the purpose of the lawsuit, according to ACLU-CT, is to get such information contemporaneously to see what is happening inside the courts in close to real time, rather than waiting for months. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 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