English Online Dictionary. What means lawsuit? What does lawsuit mean?
English
Etymology
From law + suit.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: lôʹs(j)o͞ot', IPA(key): /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/
- (US) enPR: lôʹs(j)o͞ot', IPA(key): /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: läʹs(j)o͞ot', IPA(key): /ˈlɑˌs(j)ut/
Noun
lawsuit (plural lawsuits)
- (law) 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.
Derived terms
- class action lawsuit