lawsuit

noun

law·​suit ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 

: a suit in law : a case before a court

Synonyms

• action
• proceeding
• suit

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Harvard launched a lawsuit in retaliation, saying the action was unconstitutional. —Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025

Smith's lawyers filed a lawsuit along with eight other death row inmates challenge Tennessee’s new protocol, saying there is a high risk of torturous death. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 May 2025

Minogue had repeatedly asked police and the courts for help in protecting herself and her children, according to the lawsuit. —Kc Baker, People.com, 23 May 2025

According to the lawsuit, about a year after Floyd's murder, Sam Willis, the owner of the restaurant Just Turkey, says a shooting victim ran into his business. —Meg Anderson, NPR, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing lawsuit

• file/initiate a lawsuit
• settle a lawsuit

Rhymes for lawsuit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute

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