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lawsuit

[ law-soot ]

noun

  1. a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law.


lawsuit

/ -ˌsjuːt; ˈlɔːˌsuːt /

noun

  1. a proceeding in a court of law brought by one party against another, esp a civil action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lawsuit1

First recorded in 1615–25; law 1 + suit
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“It was a lot of disorder and chaos,” Byers told The Times before a recent settlement, echoing claims in her lawsuit.

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He also filed a lawsuit against the Westminster Police Department on behalf of three Latino cops who said they had been treated unfairly on the basis of their ethnicity.

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According to her lawsuit, filed this month in federal court in Los Angeles, Dean heard a pounding on her door and she opened up to see assault rifles pointed at her.

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His updated lawsuit attempted to steer the case away from 1st Amendment issues and instead claim “60 Minutes” was a fraudulent product that harmed viewers in Texas.

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After the lawsuit was filed, Border Patrol issued notice to their agents about how to make a warrantless arrest and identify themselves as agents during arrests.

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