Princeton's WordNet

1. lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa(noun)

   a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

   "the family brought suit against the landlord"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. lawsuit(noun)ˈlɔˌsut

   a legal claim against sb that is decided in court

   The company filed a lawsuit against one of its major rivals.

Wiktionary

1. lawsuit(Noun)

   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.

   The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve.

Origin: law + suit

Webster Dictionary

1. Lawsuit(noun)

   an action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim

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