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lawsuit (ˈlɔːˌsuːt
; -ˌsjuːt)
Definitions
noun
- a proceeding in a court of law brought by one party against another, esp a civil action
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = case, cause, action, trial, suit, argument, proceedings, dispute, contest, prosecution, legal action, indictment, litigation, industrial tribunal, legal proceedings
Translations for 'lawsuit'
- British English: lawsuit A lawsuit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations. NOUNThe dispute culminated last week in a lawsuit against the government.
- Brazilian Portuguese: ação judicial
- Chinese: 诉讼案诉訴讼訟案
- European Spanish: pleito
- French: procès
- German: Prozess
- Italian: causa
- Japanese: 訴訟
- Korean: 소송
- Portuguese: ação judicial
- Spanish: demanda
Example Sentences Including 'lawsuit'
(Klitschko's German promoters are threatening a lawsuit , claiming that Lewis's management had agreed in writing to take the fight.Globe and Mail (2003)
A woman who claimed she was permanently scarred by a hot McDonald's hamburger pickle has settled her lawsuit against the restaurant chain.Glasgow Herald (2001)
BAKER: Dale Hagen threatened to hit everyone with a lawsuit.A Means to Evil
He and Josiah submitted a lawsuit in an attempt to recover their losses.JOSIAH WEDGWOOD: Entrepreneur to the Enlightenment (2004)
Maverick's lawyer Bert Fields said: "It was an effective way of settling the lawsuit.NME (New Musical Express) (2004)
Or maybe, Arnold reflected, they wanted no involvement with the prime exhibit in a lawsuit.A Trout in the Milk
The civil lawsuit was to be heard in B. C. Supreme Court later this year.Globe and Mail (2003)
The pair launched a lawsuit in 1996 after a change in the law allowed individual victims of terrorism to sue foreign governments.Glasgow Herald (2001)
You don't have a single damned thing to pin on her, and you'd be lucky to escape a lawsuit after you'd been forced to let her go.Something in the Water
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