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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Advocates immediately filed a class-action lawsuit to block Trump's plan, which would end automatic citizenship for babies born in the United States unless their parents were also citizens or legal, permanent residents.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The ruling resulted from a lawsuit brought by parents in Montgomery County, Md., who sued for the right to remove their children from lessons where LGBTQ+ storybooks would be read aloud in elementary school classes from kindergarten through 5th grade.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Curiel decided against him in a class-action lawsuit from students accusing Trump University of fraud.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
For decades, private individuals and groups have brought most of the lawsuits focused on enforcing Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 28 June 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The ruling resulted from a lawsuit brought by parents in Montgomery County, Md., who sued for the right to remove their children from lessons where LGBTQ+ storybooks would be read aloud in elementary school classes from kindergarten through 5th grade.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Curiel decided against him in a class-action lawsuit from students accusing Trump University of fraud.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
For decades, private individuals and groups have brought most of the lawsuits focused on enforcing Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 28 June 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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