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law·suit (lô′so̵̅o̅t′)

noun

a suit between private parties at law or in equity; case before a civil court

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lawsuit Synonyms

lawsuit

n.

action, prosecution, suit; see claim, trial 2.


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lawsuit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • settle: Microsoft settled a similar lawsuit brought by Burst in March 2005.

Preposition: against

  • sharer: The always lovely Recording Industry Association Of America has issued another round of lawsuits against individual file sharers.

Adjective modifier

  • class-action: Please don't ask me about pending class-action lawsuits.

Noun used with modifier

  • anti-gambling: Also activate a has to no anti-gambling lawsuits of the right.
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