lawsuit

B2 Topic:People & Society

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... action case litigation suit

Word family

Forms lawsuits

Etymology

From law + suit.

Topics

People & Society

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