as in suit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Recent Examples of lawsuit
The settlement might also spark conflicts with other applications of antitrust law (such as with respect to NCAA rules limiting player eligibility, a topic that has generated multiple lawsuits in recent months).
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The complaint filed by five labor unions and five nonprofit organizations is among multiple lawsuits pushing back on the administration’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce, which Trump has called bloated and sloppy.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Annabelle Gordon | Reuters The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped at least five enforcement lawsuits in recent days.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
By joining an existing right-wing lawsuit against Target, Uthmeier took DeSantis’ campaign to a new low.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The complaint filed by five labor unions and five nonprofit organizations is among multiple lawsuits pushing back on the administration’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce, which Trump has called bloated and sloppy.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Annabelle Gordon | Reuters The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped at least five enforcement lawsuits in recent days.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
By joining an existing right-wing lawsuit against Target, Uthmeier took DeSantis’ campaign to a new low.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
Noun
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The funds sought a temporary restraining order that would prevent the Skydance deal from going through while the suit is pending.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Another suit alleged Scale paid workers below minimum wage and misclassified them as contractors and not employees with benefits and overtime pay.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The 42-page Maryland complaint claims these actions amount to a broad censorship campaign and an unconstitutional power grab.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Feb. 2025
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The complaint names Trump, the U.S. State Department, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as defendants.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Court records indicate 10 defendants are Mexican citizens who were in the United States illegally, while another is a Mexican citizen in asylum proceedings.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Woodward was put on trial twice in the 1990s for Houts’ killing, with both proceedings ending in mistrials.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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As a result of litigation by the website Radar Online, the FBI released tens of thousands of pages from 2007 to 2008.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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The panel of three judges, all of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, said the federal judge's order is not subject to review by a higher court at this stage of the litigation.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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