as in suit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
the homeowner filed a lawsuit against the moving company that was refusing to be held responsible for damaging her furniture
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Recent Examples of lawsuit
One family has already filed a lawsuit against Berrios-Otero and BrightPath, alleging that the daycare failed to properly supervise the children and its employees.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
In Parker County, Tanya Babbar reports that three challengers backed by Mayor Teresa Palmer are trying to flip the Willow Park City Council amid a lawsuit from Fort Worth and Aledo over allegations of unlawful annexation tied to a $500 million development.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
That’s about one out of every eight lawsuits in which courts have at least temporarily blocked the administration’s actions.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
The lawsuit comes after 30,000 cubic yards of debris from the White House East Wing ballroom demolition project were dumped onto the East Potomac grounds without explanation.
—Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
In Parker County, Tanya Babbar reports that three challengers backed by Mayor Teresa Palmer are trying to flip the Willow Park City Council amid a lawsuit from Fort Worth and Aledo over allegations of unlawful annexation tied to a $500 million development.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
That’s about one out of every eight lawsuits in which courts have at least temporarily blocked the administration’s actions.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
The lawsuit comes after 30,000 cubic yards of debris from the White House East Wing ballroom demolition project were dumped onto the East Potomac grounds without explanation.
—Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawsuit
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Melania wore a double-breasted crepe suit from American designer Adam Lippes, who also designed her navy-and-ivory ensemble for the president's second inauguration ceremony last year.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Rockies and Marlins have followed suit.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The fraud scheme netted $20 million from fraudulent loans that Davis and Evins used to buy real estate, jewelry and cars, according to the complaint.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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After Navarro filed a complaint alleging the work had been wrongly kept from her, a Madrid judge, acting with the support of prosecutors, ordered Spain’s Ministry of Culture to take custody of it citing its potential importance to the country’s historical heritage.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The court then returned the case to district court for further proceedings.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The ruling questions the disparity between immigration laws that call for the detention of migrants with consistent actions of Congress in funding detention space for just a fraction of those who might be held during deportation proceedings.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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None of this would’ve been possible without Lively and Baldoni, adversaries whose spite and resources compelled them to continue to pursue litigation when just about everyone else in their positions would have quickly settled in the cloaked realm of arbitration.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meta’s mounting child safety litigation poses another potential obstacle.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawsuit. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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