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lawsuits

noun

plural of lawsuit
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

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Recent Examples of lawsuits Hundreds of people, meanwhile, from individual homeowners to those detained at the ICE processing center in Broadview, have been part of a flurry of lawsuits against the federal agents and their supervisors. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 There have been at least seven lawsuits over the matter since 2024, according to Religion News Service. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Its ruling could affect dozens of other pending lawsuits by cities and states against oil and gas companies. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 But, as Mosley explained to Fox News Digital, a law passed in North Carolina in 2025 extended the statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits specifically for people who have undergone gender transitions. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Investigators quickly discovered that Hollander’s motives may have centered around his lawsuits, online postings and manifestos that denounced feminism and promoted the men’s rights movement. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 From a basketball problem to a football problem The first wave of lawsuits focused mostly on basketball players because that season doesn’t start until November and there was more time for newly eligible athletes to find roster spots. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 State Farm reduced its payouts to policyholders by more than a billion dollars as massive storms tore up the rooftops of houses in Oklahoma, according to company documents released as part of an ongoing series of lawsuits. — Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 Lawsuits filed Two major lawsuits were filed to stop the order. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuits
  1. suits
  2. actions
  3. complaints
  4. proceedings
Noun
  • Players associated with suits in Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, along with Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Robbie Avila (who had his case dismissed in Illinois) are currently ineligible.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In negligence suits in Florida, a jury can find multiple parties liable.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of suits
Noun
  • Not one person, not one thing, but cycles of cumulative, relational and shared actions that are equal parts remarkable and common.
    — Supriya Lopez Pillai, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Hoskins already faces scrutiny for his actions in Missouri's congressional redistricting saga.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of actions
Noun
  • The blaze left more than 89 million pounds of rotting food, triggering over 4,900 odor complaints and 38 violation notices as Lineage missed the city’s 45-day cleanup deadline despite a $150-million effort.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The California Fair Political Practices Commission received six complaints about the Steyer campaign’s possible violations of the 2023 law.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of complaints
Noun
  • Outside of the custody proceedings, Ortiz appeared to be litigious, filing a flurry of small claims suits.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Opponents of the map had for months accused Republican state officials of using his office to delay court proceedings and keep the map in effect for the November election, a point that the Missouri Supreme Court echoed in its decision last week.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceedings

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“Lawsuits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuits. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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