lawsuit

Plural: lawsuits

Noun

• A legal action or process brought by one party against another.
• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
• 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.

Examples

• His opponent threatened a LAWSUIT over the perceived cheating, but it was just bluster.
• My ex-fiancé filed a lawsuit against me for a false restraining order and defamation.
• The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve.

Synonyms

case, causa, cause, suit