lawsuit
noun /ˈlɔːsuːt/
/ˈlɔːsuːt/
(also suit)
- lawsuit (against somebody/something) a claim or complaint against somebody that a person or an organization can make in court
- He filed a lawsuit against his record label.
- to bring/settle/dismiss a lawsuit
- A law firm has launched a class-action lawsuit against the airline.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1- The company now faces several lawsuits over its failure to protect its employees.
- The two companies have settled the lawsuit.
- They are seeking damages in a lawsuit.
- They have agreed to drop their lawsuit against the Dutch company.
- a lawsuit against her former husband
- a lawsuit over a disputed estate
- The lawsuit alleges that the defendants conspired to defraud the company.
- The opening of the factory was delayed because of a lawsuit brought by an environmental group.