as in suit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Recent Examples of lawsuit
In a lawsuit filed in New York federal court Wednesday, Combs said he was defamed by a man who allegedly testified in front of a grand jury for Combs' federal criminal case.
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Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Texts revealed later in Lively's lawsuit show Nathan strategizing with Jennifer Abel, Baldoni's rep at communications & marketing agency Jonesworks, beginning as early as Aug. 2.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit is asking for an undetermined amount in damages.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
This comes seven months after the Supreme Court overturned a prior deal with Purdue that would have given the Sackler family immunity from future opioid lawsuits, a provision that is not part of the new deal.
—Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Texts revealed later in Lively's lawsuit show Nathan strategizing with Jennifer Abel, Baldoni's rep at communications & marketing agency Jonesworks, beginning as early as Aug. 2.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit is asking for an undetermined amount in damages.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
This comes seven months after the Supreme Court overturned a prior deal with Purdue that would have given the Sackler family immunity from future opioid lawsuits, a provision that is not part of the new deal.
—Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
Noun
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And then that’s turned into a working animatronic suit that is so insane.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Healthcare organizations could follow suit, automating what Jeff Goldsmith describes as pervasive mistrust of physician judgment.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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At first, the school board reacted to the complaints by saying parents could have their children excused from the class when the new textbooks were being used or discussed.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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For its part, Walgreens has not filed a legal answer to the complaint yet, but did issue a short response denying any wrongdoing.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Montgomery: Convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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He was sentenced to four years in prison last January after being found guilty of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding.—
Michael Wilner,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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Does the hiring of Kessler mean litigation is certain?—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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These closing arguments were the culmination of six years of litigation on the key question in the 9/11 case: Does torture matter in the pursuit of justice in the military commissions?—
Lisa Hajjar,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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