# lawing

Pronunciation: say "LAW-ing" US /ˈlɔɪŋ/, UK /ˈlɔːɪŋ/, AUS /ˈloːɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of law. — present participle and gerund of law
   - Simple: The -ing form of law. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
4. Present participle of lawe. — present participle and gerund of lawe
   - Simple: The -ing form of lawe, an old or dialect verb.

## Noun

2. The process of going to court to settle a dispute; litigation.
   - Simple: The act of taking a disagreement to court.
   - _Years of lawing drained the family's savings and their friendships alike._
   - _The quarrel ended in lawing once neither side would back down._

## Noun

3. Money owed in payment for a service that has been provided. *(obsolete, Scotland, UK)*
   - Simple: Money that someone owes for work or a service done for them.
   - _The innkeeper added the lawing for stabling to the traveler's bill._
   - _He refused to settle the lawing until the work had been done properly._

## Origin

Formed from "law" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lawing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).