lawsuit

law·suit  (lôst)

n.

An action or a suit brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance.

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lawsuit

Noun

a case in a court of law brought by one person or group against another

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lawsuit - 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" causa, suit, case, cause 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"

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lawsuit

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

Translations

lawsuit [ˈlɔːsuːt] n → pleito;

to bring a lawsuit against → entablar un pleito contra

lawsuit [ˈlɔːsuːt] n → procès m;

to bring a lawsuit against → engager des poursuites contre

lawsuit [ˈlɔːsuːt] n → Prozess m

lawsuit [ˈlɔːsuːt] n → processo, causa;

to bring a lawsuit against → intentare causa a