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English noun: lawsuit | |||
| 1. | lawsuit (act) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | ||
| Samples | The family brought suit against the landlord. | ||
| Synonyms | case, causa, cause, suit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bastardy proceeding, civil suit, class action, class-action suit, countersuit, criminal suit, moot, paternity suit | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
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