lawsuit

noun

law·suit | \ ˈlȯ-ˌsüt

Definition of lawsuit

: a suit in law : a case before a court

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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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Louisville's police union has filed a lawsuit against Metro Government over the Louisville Metro Police Department allegedly refusing to fill an open sergeant position in the time frame set in state law. — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville police union files lawsuit telling LMPD to fill promotional openings on time," 7 June 2019 The fan’s wife, Jennifer Bueno, later filed a lawsuit against the team, the players and the security firm employed by the A’s. — Megan Mccluskey, Time, "A Look Back at 5 Memorable Player-Fan Altercations in Major League Sports," 7 June 2019 Surviving the incident, DeCarlo filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court last year through the law offices of Stanley Goff. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Vallejo seeks to delay federal lawsuit case against police officers," 6 June 2019 West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a lawsuit in March accusing the diocese and Bransfield of knowingly employing pedophiles and failing to conduct adequate background checks on camp and school workers. — Washington Post, "Diocese: Ex-bishop used sexual innuendo toward subordinates," 6 June 2019 The Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and other gun rights advocates filed a lawsuit in 2016 alleging that the law was unconstitutional. — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, "30 Colorado sheriffs join opposition to gun magazine ban facing challenge in state Supreme Court," 6 June 2019 The city has filed a lawsuit against offenders who owe more than $10,000 in judgments or unpaid fines, the release said. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "46 ice cream trucks are being seized in a New York City crackdown," 6 June 2019 The Brackeens originally filed the lawsuit because language in the act suggests that Zachary’s adoption might be revocable for two years. — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, "Who Can Adopt a Native American Child? A Texas Couple vs. 573 Tribes," 5 June 2019 Tifanei Ressl-Moyer, an attorney at Disability Rights California, one of groups that filed the lawsuit, previously told The Sacramento Bee. — sacbee, "Funds to fix ‘inhumane’ jail conditions added in Sacramento County’s $4.4 billion budget plan," 4 June 2019

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