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
The verdict was handed down Friday in a civil trial in California against Musk brought on behalf of Twitter shareholders, in a lawsuit alleging that Musk was attempting to back out of his agreement to buy Twitter or negotiate a lower price.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Konstantin Larionov in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, and 41 others filed a lawsuit against Roskomnadzor and other government officials last year, arguing that restrictions on Telegram and WhatsApp violate their free speech and privacy rights.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Last month, tech executives, including Meta’s chief executive and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, testified in a landmark trial in Los Angeles over a lawsuit that alleges social media is addictive and harms children.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit settlement should include extending their partnership.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Konstantin Larionov in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, and 41 others filed a lawsuit against Roskomnadzor and other government officials last year, arguing that restrictions on Telegram and WhatsApp violate their free speech and privacy rights.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Last month, tech executives, including Meta’s chief executive and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, testified in a landmark trial in Los Angeles over a lawsuit that alleges social media is addictive and harms children.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit settlement should include extending their partnership.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
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During a demonstration in Hangzhou, the robot closely mirrored an operator’s movements—waving, turning, and even kicking a ball—within milliseconds using a motion-capture suit.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Libertarian Party of Mississippi later filed a similar suit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bianco claimed his agency was investigating a complaint from a local group alleging a possible discrepancy in which about 45,800 more votes were reported to California's Secretary of State.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Judging from the volume and tenor of user complaints, weather might be second only to social media as a space in need of fresh disruption.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Next to a group of law students who had come to observe the proceedings was Wilkens’ niece, Amanda Ross, who years earlier had first brought her aunt’s case to McCarty’s attention.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Townhouse paid $425,000 for the businesses as part of Glosslab’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the press call Thursday, James and Bonta dismissed the notion that the lack of a federal plaintiff will hurt their Nexstar-Tegna litigation.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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That has been a big source of friction with fire victims, fueling the ongoing litigation over the matter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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