lawsuit

noun

law·​suit ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 

: a suit in law : a case before a court

Synonyms of lawsuit

• suit
• complaint
• proceeding
• litigation

Examples of lawsuit in a Sentence

the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture

Recent Examples on the Web

The companies say a flood of lawsuits in state courts is not the way to deal with the global issue. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

The men named in her lawsuit are entitled to due process, and Jane Doe is entitled to a full and fair investigation. — Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

The Cornell case resurfaced memories of Soenen’s reporting process and lawsuit, and her first impulse was to reach out. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

The protection of the crowd The use of pseudonyms like Jane Doe in lawsuits has grown in recent decades, said Diana Simon, a professor of law at the University of Arizona. — Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing lawsuit

• file/initiate a lawsuit
• settle a lawsuit

Rhymes for lawsuit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute

Kids Definition

lawsuit

noun

law·​suit ˈlȯ-ˌsüt 

: a suit in law : a case before a court

Legal Definition

lawsuit

noun

law·​suit

: an action brought in a court for the purpose of seeking relief from or remedy for an alleged wrong : suit