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Examples of lawsuit in a Sentence
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Maddox said a similar microcosm exists on the descendants’ side, with some supporting the foundation and others calling for class-action lawsuits.
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The administration currently faces approximately 70 lawsuits over various executive actions.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Although the case against Jay-Z has been dismissed, Combs still faces more than 40 civil lawsuits.
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Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Regulation and lawsuits could help incentivize tech companies to not release AI chatbots to minors in a time where AI has been shown to sometimes exacerbate vulnerabilities among teens.
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Erica Pandey, Axios, 16 Feb. 2025
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First Known Use
1624, in the meaning defined above
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt
: a suit in law : a case before a court
Legal Definition
lawsuit
noun
law·suit
: an action brought in a court for the purpose of seeking relief from or remedy for an alleged wrong : suit
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