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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Reforming guidance for student loan bankruptcy is one example of a debt relief tactic that has been less vulnerable to lawsuits.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Elon Musk’s chances of winning his second lawsuit against OpenAI look grim, but in law nothing is entirely hopeless.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
On January 12, 2024, Polk Mechanical filed an ERC refund lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas seeking more than $3 million in ERCs under the fairly straightforward gross-receipts test.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday, Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registration filed an additional lawsuit against the board’s passing of the hand-counting provision.
—Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1624, in the meaning defined above
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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
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