Synonyms for lawsuit
ˈlɔˌsutlaw·suit

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1. lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causanoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   crusade, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, reason, courting, eccentric, cause, guinea pig, fount, casing, character, event, grounds, subject, example, drive, courtship, causa, suit of clothes, slip, compositor's case, wooing, caseful, grammatical case, causal agent, face, showcase, vitrine, movement, display case, campaign, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, effort, causal agency, suit, pillowcase, shell

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1. • Law
   • Proceeding

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1. lawsuitnoun

   Synonyms:
   action, suit in law

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1. lawsuitnoun

   Synonyms:
   litigation, case, suit, action

   Associated words:
   litigant, litigate, litigious, litigable, barratry

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1. List of paraphrases for "lawsuit":

   trial, litigation, suit, prosecution, proceedings

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1. Norsk Hydro:

   The Federal Court in Belem, Brazil, lifted the production embargo on Alunorte under the civil lawsuit on Wednesday ... Alunorte is still subject to a production embargo imposed by the same court in a parallel criminal lawsuit, alunorte is expecting an extension of the civil decision to the criminal case shortly ... (but) will continue to produce at 50% capacity until the production embargo under the criminal case is lifted.

2. Jay Sekulow:

   We have filed a lawsuit today in our ongoing efforts to end presidential harassment, the targeting of the President by the House Ways and Means Committee, the New York Attorney General, and a New York tax official violates Article 1 of the US Constitution.

3. Tom Clare:

   Tyrus is pleased that the parties have reached a settlement in which the claims against him will be dismissed with prejudice, tyrus continues to dispute and deny the allegations made against him in the lawsuit and, consistent with that view, will not be making any financial payments.

4. Scott Risan:

   We do a really good job with the safety of the airplanes, it's up to the builder to use good judgment when they are building and maintaining the airplane. The lawsuit seems to be kind of attacking the industry in general and that's unfortunate.

5. Alina Habba:

   The lawsuit filed today outlines the defendants’ nefarious plot to vilify Donald J. Trump by spreading lies to weave a false narrative that he was colluding with Russia, for years, Hillary Clinton and her cohorts attempted to shield themselves from culpability by directing others to do their dirty work for them.