: a suit in law : a case before a court
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
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Lamberth was ruling on a lawsuit filed by Patsy Widakuswara, Voice of America’s White House bureau chief, and colleagues Kate Neeper and Jessica Jerreat.
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David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The family of a man fatally shot during a homecoming event at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the school, alleging the university's failure to maintain adequate security and promptly respond to warnings of potential violence contributed to his death.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
One of the officers who sued, Daniel Hodges of the Metropolitan Police Department, said Saturday that the lawsuit would continue.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
In December, Beatty filed a lawsuit challenging the renaming of the center.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 Mar. 2026
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David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The family of a man fatally shot during a homecoming event at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the school, alleging the university's failure to maintain adequate security and promptly respond to warnings of potential violence contributed to his death.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
One of the officers who sued, Daniel Hodges of the Metropolitan Police Department, said Saturday that the lawsuit would continue.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
In December, Beatty filed a lawsuit challenging the renaming of the center.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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