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lawsuit
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law·suit  (lôst)
n.
An action or a suit brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance.

lawsuit
Noun
a case in a court of law brought by one person or group against another
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Noun1.lawsuitlawsuit - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"
civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you
criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"
bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

lawsuit
noun case, cause, action, trial, suit, argument, proceedings, dispute, contest, prosecution, legal action, indictment, litigation, industrial tribunal, legal proceedings
Translations

lawsuit [ˈlɔːsuːt] npleito;
to bring a lawsuit against → entablar un pleito contra
lawsuit [ˈlɔːsuːt] nprocès m;
to bring a lawsuit against → engager des poursuites contre
lawsuit [ˈlɔːsuːt] nProzess m
lawsuit [ˈlɔːsuːt] nprocesso, causa;
to bring a lawsuit against → intentare causa a

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