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
Despite her legal team requesting that the case be dismissed, a judge ruled earlier this week that the lawsuit will move forward.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
Weeks after the lawsuit was filed, Denver asked the court to dismiss it.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
As in New Hampshire, a plaintiff in Maryland seeks to organize a class action lawsuit that includes every person who would be affected by the order.
—CBS News, 10 July 2025
The lawsuit argues Act 573 violates the Establishment Clause and Free-Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
—Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
Weeks after the lawsuit was filed, Denver asked the court to dismiss it.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
As in New Hampshire, a plaintiff in Maryland seeks to organize a class action lawsuit that includes every person who would be affected by the order.
—CBS News, 10 July 2025
The lawsuit argues Act 573 violates the Establishment Clause and Free-Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
—Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
Noun
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Trump filed the suit in October after CBS aired its interview with Harris.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But a suit has been filed by some religious groups and a local landlord saying it could be used to punish people providing emergency shelter to someone or even renting them an apartment.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The Van Tine lawsuit, filed earlier last month, asserts some of the same allegations as the Ornelas complaint.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Ironically, the complaint in question was never even sustained, meaning the civilian investigators ultimately found no misconduct by officers.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Hoosiers will have greater access to government proceedings following the enactment of a new Indiana law requiring most state and local governing bodies to livestream their public meetings.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
8 July 2025
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Freeman, Marcum and McCarthy appeared in federal court on Monday, but all three were released pending future court proceedings, according to KATU.—
Danielle Wallace , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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In spite of his advocacy, Keefe never lost sight that the goal of litigation was justice, according to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who faced Keefe very early in his career, first as a trial lawyer and later as U.S. Attorney.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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The process takes years, costs hundreds of thousands of dollars and usually entails additional litigation.—
Scott Peters,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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