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UK
/lˈɔːsuːt/
]
[ US /ˈɫɔˌsut/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɔˌsut/ ]
NOUN
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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
How To Use lawsuit In A Sentence
- Too bad it had to get to a lawsuit, for one would hope that neighbourly friendship would try a bit harder to resolve matters.
- Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends.
- I would expect the government to fight a lawsuit trying to prevent something like this, just as I would expect a leg to bounce up when its patellar reflex is hit with a tendon hammer. Matt Kane: The Obama Administration's Desire to Keep Citizens in the Dark is Inexcusable
- He is known for bringing a lawsuit against Japanese corporations for forced labor during WWII.
- The lawsuit alleges a pattern of fraud by the company in the sale of life insurance.
- Merchants that accept debit cards "are substantially harmed" by the Fed's "misconstruction" of the Dodd-Frank law's provision limiting debit card fees, the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit. Retailers Sue Fed Over Debit-Card Fee Rule
- These and other functions not performed by doctors are carried out by people trained or supervised by doctors, the lawsuit alleges.
- The fourth locale, Massachusetts, permitted a medical monitoring claim to move forward, but only because the tobacco plaintiffs in that lawsuit presented expert evidence regarding "subcellular" or other physiological changes. Law.com - Newswire
- These no-win, no-fee firms have little incentive to take on frivolous lawsuits. Times, Sunday Times
- Save Our Secret Ballot amendments prevent adoption of card-check laws by other states—but the NLRB's lawsuits could sweep those protections aside as well.