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lawsuit
/ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/
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What does lawsuit mean?
noun
- In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
verb
- To bring a lawsuit.
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After the squire’s death there was a lawsuit about his property, in consequence of no will having been found.
To see writing, denotes that you will be upbraided for your careless conduct and a lawsuit may cause you embarrassment.
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Instead of a lawsuit a dance was got up, and all the officers who could leave their ship came ashore.
But being still embroiled in their tedious and costly lawsuit, they were naturally averse to risk connection with any other patent.