lawsuit B2 Topic:Law & Government Also spelled law-suit US /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/ UK /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/ See IPA manual Freq #7180 Meanings 1 noun A legal case that one person or group brings against another in a court of law. The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit because it would cost a lot of time and money. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a legal case that one... actioncaselitigationsuit Word family Forms lawsuits Etymology AI details From law + suit. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lawsuit **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/ **Frequency rank:** 7180 ## Meanings 1. A legal case that one person or group brings against another in a court of law. ## Examples - The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit because it would cost a lot of time and money. ## Etymology From law + suit. ## AI Etymology Lawsuit comes from law + suit. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown