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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The agency will be required to submit a report showing who is being held and who was arrested, along with the reasoning for both, every 60 days until the lawsuit is resolved.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The federal judge in New York ruled that claims of the players’ lawsuit fell outside the four-year statute of limitations.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
In 2008, the George W. Bush administration released an edition of the assessment four years late, and only after it was compelled to do so by a lawsuit.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
While Governor Kemp and state legislators have taken numerous steps in recent years to improve Georgia’s tax and regulatory climate, tort reform aims to improve the judicial climate, making individuals and employers less vulnerable to costly and frivolous lawsuits.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The federal judge in New York ruled that claims of the players’ lawsuit fell outside the four-year statute of limitations.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
In 2008, the George W. Bush administration released an edition of the assessment four years late, and only after it was compelled to do so by a lawsuit.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
While Governor Kemp and state legislators have taken numerous steps in recent years to improve Georgia’s tax and regulatory climate, tort reform aims to improve the judicial climate, making individuals and employers less vulnerable to costly and frivolous lawsuits.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawsuit. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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lawsuit
noun
law·suit
ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 
: a suit in law : a case before a court
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