lawsuit

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law·suit | \ ˈlȯ-ˌsüt

Definition of lawsuit

: a suit in law : a case before a court

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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 From the Santa Maria Times, a story on a lawsuit filed against a high school for allegedly refusing to play against a girls’ football player. — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021 The judges who initially ruled on the lawsuit split it into two separate issues, and the portion that the Supreme Court opined on was specifically about the District’s right to representation in the House of Representatives. — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2021 Hot Air Balloonatics declined to comment on the lawsuit. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2021 The company has declined comment on a class-action lawsuit filed by investors in Tennessee over how the automaker's share price has dropped. — Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 29 Sep. 2021 Secretary of State John Merrill did not have a comment on the lawsuit. — al, 28 Sep. 2021 Two nights later, the restaurant's bar manager excitedly greeted me with word that a local news outlet had just broken a story on the former housekeeper's lawsuit. — Elijah Nouvelage For Cnn, CNN, 26 Sep. 2021 Jones and her attorney declined to comment on the lawsuit as of Thursday. — Brayden Garcia, Dallas News, 24 Sep. 2021 Mary Trump could not immediately be reached for comment on the lawsuit. — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Sep. 2021

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