lawsuit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/ (UK)
- lôʹs(j)o͞ot' (UK)
- läʹs(j)o͞ot' (cot-caught-merger)
- lôʹs(j)o͞ot' (US)
- /ˈlɑˌs(j)ut/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/ (US)
Etymology
From law + suit.
Meanings
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In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve.
It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:My ex-fiancé filed a lawsuit against me for a false restraining order and defamation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lawsuits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prelawsuit · LOLsuit · counterlawsuit · lawsuitable · class action lawsuit
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meronyms
statement · adjudication · decision · charge · deliberation · judgement · reward · accusation · argumentation · penalty
Synonyms
action · lawsuit · suit · litigation · litigation · cause
Translations (99)
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resolve differences) · hu bírósági eljárás (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · fr poursuite (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · ca plet (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · yue 官司 (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · ru иск (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · nl rechtszaak (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · es litigio (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · de Gerichtsverfahren (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · da retssag (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · hu panasz (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · ru проце́сс (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · ur دعویٰ (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · sk súdny proces (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · fi siviilikanne (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) · tl pleyto (case 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