lawsuit

noun

law·​suit ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 

: a suit in law : a case before a court

Synonyms of lawsuit

• suit
• complaint
• proceeding
• litigation

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

The lawsuit filed by the 12 states and a similar antitrust case filed by the Writers Guild of America West are the last obstacles holding up Paramount’s closing of the WBD acquisition. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

The Cook County State’s Attorney, which represents county officials in such lawsuits, sought an extension in court Thursday and intends to file a motion to dismiss. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

The arch faces lawsuits from veterans and preservationists arguing that Congress must sign off. — Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Fox's attorneys noted that Rupert Murdoch had been auto-deleting all of his text messages until about April 2022, which was after Dominion had filed its lawsuit against Fox for broadcasting unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. — Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing lawsuit

• file/initiate a lawsuit
• settle a lawsuit

Rhymes for lawsuit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute

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