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lawsuit

USLAW-soot/ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/UKLAW-syoot/ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/

Plurallawsuits

Verblawsuits, lawsuiting, lawsuited

2 meanings of lawsuit

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A legal case where people who disagree ask a court to settle their problem.

    Like asking a referee to decide who is right when two people cannot agree.

    She filed a lawsuit against the company that broke her contract.

    The two neighbors settled their lawsuit before it went to trial.

    Similarsuit, case, action

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  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To take someone to court by starting a legal case against them.

    Like raising your hand to ask a teacher to settle an argument fairly.

    They decided to lawsuit the company for selling broken products.

    If the landlord keeps ignoring the repairs, we will lawsuit him.

    Similarsue

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Origin

It comes from the two words "law" and "suit" joined together.