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LAWSUIT

\lˈɔːsuːt], \lˈɔːsuːt], \l_ˈɔː_s_uː_t]\

Definitions of LAWSUIT

2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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(law) 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"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A suit or process in law.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A process in law; action.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A process in law instituted by a party to compel another to do him justice.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. A process in law instituted for the recovery of a supposed right; an action instituted by a ‘party to compel another to do him justice.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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