Synonyms for lawsuit
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
My ex-fiancé filed a lawsuit against me for a false restraining order and defamation.
Related words
- Phrases
- class action lawsuit
- Is a kind of
- process
Forms
- Plural
- lawsuits → suits, litigations, actions, cases…
Example sentences
- suit It seems that Alice is very pleased with the suit.
- litigation J.K. Rowling uses aggressive litigation to silence her critics.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lawsuit | rising | |
| suit | steady | |
| litigation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- case1, suit1
- 5 letters
- cause1
- 6 letters
- action2
- 10 letters
- litigation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (action2 = 2 syllables).