Meaning lawsuit
What does lawsuit mean? Here you find 18 meanings of the word lawsuit. You can also add a definition of lawsuit yourself

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n. a common term for a legal action by one person or entity again...
Source: dictionary.law.com

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A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.
Source: uscourts.gov

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1620s, from law (n.) + suit (n.).
Source: etymonline.com

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legal action brought by one person or organization against another.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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1) A legal action by one person or entity against another person or entity, to be decided in a court of law. 2) The complaint or petition that begins a court case.
Source: nolo.com

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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" The Lawsuit is a comic op [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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an action brought in a court for the purpose of seeking relief from or remedy for an alleged wrong : suit
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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A lawsuit is an action brought before a court of law by one party against another. A lawsuit may involve dispute resolution of private law issues between individuals, business entities or non-profit o [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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n. acción legal, litigio, pleito, demanda
Source: trelliscompany.org

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A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Source: americanbar.org (offline)

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A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.
Source: oregonlaws.org

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A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Source: justice.gov (offline)

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A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Source: joegriffith.com

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A lawsuit is an action initiated against another party under common law, usually in a court.
Source: lawgovpol.com

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A lawsuit is a legal action by a person or entity against another person or entity and is judged in a civil court of law, either at the local, state, or federal level.
Source: checkpeople.com (offline)

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A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Source: clarifacts.com

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n. a common term for a legal action by one person or entity against another person or entity, to be decided in a court of law, sometimes just called a "suit." The legal claims within a lawsu [..]
Source: glennarmentor.com

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(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. *cmn|??|sc=Hani,cmn|??|tr=gu?nsi|sc=Hani * Czech: cs|soudní pr [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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