Lawsuit | Mean of lawsuit in English Dictionary

/ˈlɑːˌsuːt/

• Noun
• a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations
1. win/lose a lawsuit
2. a complex lawsuit [=suit] that may take years to resolve
3. When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed/initiated a lawsuit against the publisher. [=the actor sued the publisher]
4. They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit. [=to end a lawsuit before the court made a decision about it]