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
In May 2024, CNN aired a portion of the video six months after Ventura Fine brought forward allegations of an attack that matched this incident in her bombshell lawsuit.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 4 June 2025
The company says the lawsuits are really a backdoor way to push back against federal immigration policy, and its pay rates are in line with Immigration and Customs Enforcement regulations.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
David Boren’s lawsuit was over the Stanley to Redfish Lake Trail, which opened in fall 2023.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2025
Harvard launched a lawsuit in retaliation, saying the action was unconstitutional.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 4 June 2025
The company says the lawsuits are really a backdoor way to push back against federal immigration policy, and its pay rates are in line with Immigration and Customs Enforcement regulations.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
David Boren’s lawsuit was over the Stanley to Redfish Lake Trail, which opened in fall 2023.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2025
Harvard launched a lawsuit in retaliation, saying the action was unconstitutional.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
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The suit claims that (airport) officials implemented ad hoc restrictions without public notice or justification, including an undocumented policy that selectively limited the number of Boeing 757-200 aircraft permitted on the ground per day.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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So speaking of the Met Gala, how did your suit come together?—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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The complaint argues that CAA’s trade secrets are essential to making the company — and the industry — run.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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That’s the first time taxes have topped the list of complaints since December 2020.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The trial will not be televised, as cameras are typically not allowed in federal criminal trial proceedings.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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During the proceedings, the jury heard testimony that Jonathan Emmanuel Montellano-Mora, one of Patron’s co-defendants, had been arrested by the FBI in Pueblo, Colo.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The payout was approved on June 3, in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Jose Rivas Barillas, who was 16 when the fight occurred, according to a settlement of litigation document obtained by PEOPLE.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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After extensive litigation in multiple states, FedEx paid nearly half a billion dollars in settlement payments for misclassification.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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