Lawsuit

Pronunciation

• enPR: lôʹsoÍžot', IPA: /ˈlɔˌsut/

Origin

law + suit

Full definition of lawsuit

Noun

1. (legal) 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.
• 2013-08-10, Can China clean up fast enough?, It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
2. The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve.