lawsuit
/ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/US/ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/
lawsuit noun: 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.
Noun
lawsuit (plural lawsuits)
- 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.
- My ex-fiancé filed a lawsuit against me for a false restraining order and defamation.
- Synonyms:
- litigation, action, cause, suit
Verb
lawsuit (third-person singular simple present lawsuits, present participle lawsuiting, simple past and past participle lawsuited)
- To bring a lawsuit.
- The master, said Thady, lawsuited against the tenants […]1970, Charles Lucey, Ireland and the Irish: Cathleen Ni Houlihan is Alive and Well, page 112
lawsuit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lawsuit in Hindi
- case where a court is needed to resolve differences
- दावा dāvā
lawsuit in Tamil
- உரிமை கோரிக்கை வழக்கு
lawsuit in Marathi
- lawsuit
- खटला khaṭlā
lawsuit in Urdu
- case where a court is needed to resolve differences
- مُقَدَّمَہ muqaddama, دعویٰ da'vā
More languagesFewer languages
- lawsuit in Bengali
- মামলা mamla, দাবি dabi
- lawsuit in Telugu
- తగవు tagavu
- lawsuit in Malayalam
- വ്യവഹാരം, കേസ്, വിവാദം, വഴക്ക്
- lawsuit in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಟಳೆ kaṭṭaḷe
- lawsuit in Gujarati
- દાવો dāvo, ઝઘડો jhaghṛo, ફરિયાદ phariyād
- lawsuit in Odia
- ବ୍ୟବହାର byabahāra
- lawsuit in Sanskrit
- न्याय nyāyá, अर्थ ártha
- lawsuit in Tagalog
- pleyto
- lawsuit in Arabic
- دَعْوَى daʕwā
- lawsuit in Persian
- دعویٰ da'vâ
Examples of lawsuit in a sentence
- Within ten minutes of the accident, the vultures appeared and were organizing lawsuits.
- When attempting to settle a lawsuit, the parties generally communicate on a "without prejudice" basis.
- Following the divorce and the lawsuit, bankruptcy is just another nail in his coffin.
Synonyms of lawsuit
Forms of lawsuit
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lawsuits |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | lawsuits |
| present participle | lawsuiting |
| past participle | lawsuited |
| past | lawsuited |
Origin of lawsuit
From law + suit.
Words formed from lawsuit
Questions about lawsuit
- What does lawsuit mean?
- Lawsuit means 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.
- What is lawsuit in Hindi?
- Lawsuit in Hindi is दावा (dāvā). See Lawsuit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lawsuit?
- Lawsuit can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce lawsuit?
- Lawsuit is pronounced /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lawsuit?
- The plural of lawsuit is lawsuits.
Words near lawsuit in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lawsuit (page history and authors); lawsuit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); खटला (Marathi) (page history and authors); দাবি (Bengali) (page history and authors); lawsuit (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ಕಟ್ಟಳೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ઝઘડો (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ବ୍ୟବହାର (Odia) (page history and authors); अर्थ (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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