Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An action or proceeding other than a criminal prosecution brought in a court of law or equity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A suit at law or in equity; an action or a proceeding in a civil court; a process in law instituted by one party to compel another to do him justice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law In
civil law , acase where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to acourt for resolution.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
Etymologies
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Examples
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Also ahead, the World Trade Center cough and why some are now uttering the term lawsuit in a very clear voice.
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Having worked in the DOD, I would assume that any assertion of state secrets in the context of a lawsuit is a CYA move unless proven otherwise.
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It looks like every one of those Attorneys General filing this lawsuit is a Republican.
Rob McKenna on List of State AGs Filing Suit Against Health Care Bill « PubliCola 2010
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The company would be financially prepared for a possible legal dispute if the lawsuit is admitted by the U.S. court in January, he said.
Volkswagen May Delay Porsche Merger Christoph Rauwald 2010
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Spokesman Matthew Miller said the lawsuit is asking a federal court to intervene in ongoing military action and to direct the president on how to manage that action, all on behalf of a leader of a foreign terrorist group.
White House: Cleric Lawsuit Would Reveal 'State Secrets' 2010
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Asked if the campaign had any qualms about using the legal action in a political ad, McMaster spokesman Rob Godfrey said the lawsuit is a key example of the candidate's courage and leadership abilities.
GOP Attorney General uses health care lawsuit in campaign ad 2010
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This for the reason that the lawsuit is a facial challenge, not a challenge to the law as applied.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Solicitor General Lays an Egg 2010
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This column argues that the proposed settlement of this lawsuit is a privately negotiated compulsory license primarily designed to monetize millions of orphan works.
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This for the reason that the lawsuit is a facial challenge, not a challenge to the law as applied.
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Spokesman Matthew Miller said the lawsuit is asking a federal court to intervene in ongoing military action and to direct the president on how to manage that action, all on behalf of a leader of a foreign terrorist group.
White House: Cleric Lawsuit Would Reveal 'State Secrets' 2010
Prolagus commented on the word lawsuit
This should be easily adoptable.
October 23, 2008