as in suit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Recent Examples of lawsuit
Surveys have shown that lawsuit ads have frightened people away from taking prescribed medications for serious conditions ranging from diabetes to depression.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The longstanding problem has prompted yearslong lawsuits and changes in the law.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
This is why lawsuits brought by fans who feel misled about who might play or the quality of officiating go nowhere.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Theodat’s lawsuit lists the Boston Herald, its executive editor Joe Dwinell, this reporter, and Media News Group, which owns the Herald, as defendants.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The longstanding problem has prompted yearslong lawsuits and changes in the law.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
This is why lawsuits brought by fans who feel misled about who might play or the quality of officiating go nowhere.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Theodat’s lawsuit lists the Boston Herald, its executive editor Joe Dwinell, this reporter, and Media News Group, which owns the Herald, as defendants.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
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Many of Farley’s patients joined together in a 2020 civil suit against the former doctor.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The film will need to show some impressive staying power because those light suits and grid action didn’t come cheap.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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The report was released as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received record high numbers of complaints about auto loans.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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The complaint cites just three examples of transgender athletes on girls’ teams in Maine, including the pole-vaulter.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The courtroom’s gallery was crowded, with some observers weeping quietly during the brief proceeding.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Wallace has launched proceedings under the Media and Communications list at the High Court, citing data protection concerns.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Chatbots are known to validate users’ obsessions and delusions, and most of the litigation around this phenomenon has so far pertained to self-harm, as in the suits Jain has brought against OpenAI and Character Technologies.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Swiss litigation and dispute resolution firm Lalive said the First Brands funding model’s mix of private credit and supply chain finance is reminiscent of the Greensill approach.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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