lawsuit

  • 1lawsuit — law‧suit [ˈlɔːsuːt, sjuːt ǁ ˈlɒːsuːt] noun [countable] LAW a charge, claim, or complaint against someone that is made in a court of law by a private person or company, not by the police or state: lawsuit against • Local people filed a private… …

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  • 2lawsuit — law·suit n: an action brought in a court for the purpose of seeking relief from or remedy for an alleged wrong: suit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lawsuit …

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  • 3Lawsuit — Law suit , n. An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4lawsuit — 1620s, from LAW (Cf. law) + SUIT (Cf. suit) (n.) …

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  • 5lawsuit — *suit, action, cause, case …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6lawsuit — [n] case brought to court accusation, action, argument, arraignment, assumpsit, bill, cause, claim, contest, dispute, impeachment, indictment, litigation, presentment, proceedings, prosecution, replevin, suit, trial; concept 318 …

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  • 7lawsuit — ► NOUN ▪ a claim or dispute brought to a law court for adjudication …

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  • 8lawsuit — [lô′so͞ot΄] n. a suit between private parties at law or in equity; case before a civil court …

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  • 9Lawsuit — Litigators redirects here. For John Grisham s 25th novel, see The Litigators. Civil action redirects here. For the film of the same name, see A Civil Action. Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil …

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  • 10Lawsuit — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Lawsuit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 lawsuit lawsuit suit action cause Sgm: N 1 litigation litigation Sgm: N 1 suit in law suit in law Sgm: N 1 dispute dispute &c. 713 GRP …

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