lawsuit

[US]/ˈlɔːsuːt/
[UK]/ˈlɔːsuːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a legal case brought to a court of law, especially a non-criminal case

Phrases & Collocations

file a lawsuit

Example Sentences

Our lawsuit is still undetermined.

This lawsuit ran him into a fix.

The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.

a lawsuit over a disputed estate

a lawsuit against her former husband

A lawsuit has been filed against the company.

his lawsuit could open the floodgates for thousands of similar claims.

his lawyer filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles city.

The referendum lawsuits of appeal or counterappeal against the fist-instance judgement of the high administrative court branch court shall be governed by the Supreme Administrative Court.

The intercessory system of people's court with low cost and high efficiency is a good way to solve problems such as cunctative lawsuit, waste of litigation resources and realization of justice.

Class action lawsuits are now being brought against fast food chains for their misrepresentative and misleading marketing techniques.

Article 3. During the trial process the judge shall abide by recusation principle. A judge shall disqualify himself mi a lawsuit in which the judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

, Kan.) have introduced the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act, which would create a federal list of investors in Iran and shield fund managers from lawsuits if they disinvest.

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Real-world Examples

There have been multiple lawsuits already filed.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2021 Compilation

Sixteen states have filed a lawsuit to block the declaration from going through.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

Our goal is not to see more lawsuits.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

He's now facing at least two lawsuits.

Source: NPR News September 2021 Compilation

That makes you sound like a liability or even a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Source: Learn business English with Lucy.

Retrophin filed a lawsuit against Shkreli earlier this year.

Source: VOA Special December 2015 Collection

Three courts of New York have rejected the lawsuits.

Source: CNN Listening December 2013 Collection

The campaign filed a new lawsuit in Pennsylvania yesterday.

Source: NPR News November 2020 Collection

It's the largest class action lawsuit in Canadian history.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Lawsuits have been filed, apologies have been issued.

Source: CNN Selected Highlights September 2015 Collection

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