as in suits
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of lawsuits
While state lawmakers have acknowledged this bottleneck by passing a series of workarounds and exemptions, the California Environmental Quality Act remains fundamentally misaligned with the goals of increasing housing supply and leaves the door open to lawsuits against new projects.
—
Eliza Terziev, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Private law firms have submitted tens of thousands of invoices worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the city over the past decade for work to defend federal civil rights lawsuits related to police misconduct.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Infinity and several of its nursing homes have recently settled 30 death and injury lawsuits in Cook County, Illinois, totaling more than $4 million, said Margaret Battersby Black, a Chicago lawyer.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
As with many of the recent 8-30g lawsuits, the developer is claiming East Lyme was too vague and offered too little evidence to support its decision.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
This would shield pesticide companies from lawsuits even more.
—Makenna Morrison Gary, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Several other lawsuits tied to the shooting, including claims brought by Hutchins’s family, have already been settled.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
The case is one of dozens of lawsuits filed in 2013 alleging oil giants including Chevron and Exxon violated state environmental laws for decades.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Motta’s role in the scheme was to initiate lawsuits against trucking and insurance companies in accident cases brought to her by Alfortish and Garrison.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Eliza Terziev, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Private law firms have submitted tens of thousands of invoices worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the city over the past decade for work to defend federal civil rights lawsuits related to police misconduct.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Infinity and several of its nursing homes have recently settled 30 death and injury lawsuits in Cook County, Illinois, totaling more than $4 million, said Margaret Battersby Black, a Chicago lawyer.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
As with many of the recent 8-30g lawsuits, the developer is claiming East Lyme was too vague and offered too little evidence to support its decision.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
This would shield pesticide companies from lawsuits even more.
—Makenna Morrison Gary, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Several other lawsuits tied to the shooting, including claims brought by Hutchins’s family, have already been settled.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
The case is one of dozens of lawsuits filed in 2013 alleging oil giants including Chevron and Exxon violated state environmental laws for decades.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Motta’s role in the scheme was to initiate lawsuits against trucking and insurance companies in accident cases brought to her by Alfortish and Garrison.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuits
Noun
-
Infowars was put up for sale in 2024, after Jones lost defamation suits filed by victims’ families following the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
-
If Axiom Space’s work encounters further delays, the report warns, both types of suits are likely to be available no earlier than 2031.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Chatty Mercury in your 11th House of Friends conjoins fiery Mars there, so teamwork speeds up and plans move from ideas to actions.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
-
The startup released in February various updates intended to help software developers, including giving AI agents the ability to test their coding changes and record their actions via videos, logs and screenshots.—
Deirdre Bosa,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The company faced complaints about Apple Maps and abandoned an electric car project.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
-
The Chinese Communist Party is resurrecting one of its favorite complaints against the Japanese government, decrying officials’ routine visit to a shrine honoring dead soldiers of World War II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
LinkedIn hopes viewers see the spot as part of the proceedings, not something separate.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
-
The council also encourages Gary leadership to participate in any IURC proceedings and asks for the Indiana General Assembly to biannually review utility delivery charge actions and pursue reforms.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lawsuits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuits. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
