Lawsuit - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Lawsuit :  (noun)

1: 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" [syn: suit, case, cause, causa]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Lawsuit : \Law"suit`\, n. An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Lawsuit

Yendi: Now that the nuisance suit has done its job, Blackboard has settled their Lawsuit with Desire2Learn: http://bit.ly/7lF1tC
elephantsgerald: @k_shelton I got a few white papers together and successfully petioned for the unblocking of flickr. U just have to convince them no Lawsuit
dubian: tonight let's raise our glasses to the hypocrites at cira facing a 6G$ copyright infringement Lawsuit! Payback is a bitch ain't it?
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