Lawsuit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɔːsuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɔːsuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɔːsuːt/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɔːsuːt/.

Examples

the family brought suit against the landlord

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

causa case suit cause

Parts of Speech

noun	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”

Word Forms

sue

verb

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klage

ein umfassender Begriff für jedes Verfahren vor einem Gericht, bei dem eine Einzelperson einen Rechtsbehelf einlegt

🇫🇷French

procès

un terme complet pour toute procédure devant un tribunal par laquelle un individu cherche un recours juridique

🇪🇸Spanish

pleito

un término integral para cualquier procedimiento en un tribunal de justicia mediante el cual un individuo busca un recurso legal

🇮🇹Italian

causa

un termine completo per qualsiasi procedimento in un tribunale in cui un individuo cerca un rimedio legale

🇳🇱Dutch

rechtszaak

een veelomvattende term voor elke procedure bij een rechtbank waarbij een individu een rechtsmiddel zoekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

ação judicial

um termo abrangente para qualquer processo em um tribunal por meio do qual um indivíduo busca uma solução legal

🇷🇺Russian

иск

всеобъемлющий термин для любого разбирательства в суде, в ходе которого физическое лицо ищет средства правовой защиты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुकदमा

कानून की अदालत में किसी भी कार्यवाही के लिए एक व्यापक शब्द जिसके तहत कोई व्यक्ति कानूनी उपाय चाहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মামলা

আইনের আদালতে যেকোন প্রক্রিয়ার জন্য একটি বিস্তৃত শব্দ যেখানে একজন ব্যক্তি আইনি প্রতিকার চান

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கு

ஒரு தனிநபர் சட்டப்பூர்வ தீர்வைத் தேடும் நீதிமன்றத்தின் எந்தவொரு நடவடிக்கைக்கும் ஒரு விரிவான சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దావా

ఒక వ్యక్తి చట్టపరమైన పరిష్కారాన్ని కోరే న్యాయస్థానంలో ఏదైనా విచారణ కోసం సమగ్ర పదం

🇮🇳Marathi

खटला

कायद्याच्या न्यायालयात कोणत्याही कार्यवाहीसाठी एक व्यापक संज्ञा ज्याद्वारे एखादी व्यक्ती कायदेशीर उपाय शोधते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુકદ્દમો

કાયદાની અદાલતમાં કોઈપણ કાર્યવાહી માટે એક વ્યાપક શબ્દ જેમાં વ્યક્તિ કાનૂની ઉપાય શોધે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಕದ್ದಮೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯು ಕಾನೂನು ಪರಿಹಾರವನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುವ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಿಚಾರಣೆಗೆ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കേസ്

ഒരു വ്യക്തി നിയമപരമായ പ്രതിവിധി തേടുന്ന ഒരു കോടതിയിലെ ഏതൊരു നടപടിക്കും സമഗ്രമായ കാലാവധി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕੱਦਮਾ

ਕਨੂੰਨ ਦੀ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਮਿਆਦ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਉਪਾਅ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقدمہ

قانون کی عدالت میں کسی بھی کارروائی کے لیے ایک جامع اصطلاح جس کے تحت کوئی فرد قانونی علاج تلاش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诉讼

个人寻求法律补救措施的法庭诉讼的综合术语

🇯🇵Japanese

訴訟

個人が法的救済を求める法廷でのあらゆる手続きを指す包括的な用語

🇰🇷Korean

소송

개인이 법적 구제를 구하는 법원의 모든 절차에 대한 포괄적인 용어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vụ kiện

một thuật ngữ toàn diện cho bất kỳ thủ tục tố tụng nào tại tòa án, theo đó một cá nhân tìm kiếm biện pháp khắc phục pháp lý

🇹🇭Thai

คดีความ

ข้อกำหนดที่ครอบคลุมสำหรับการดำเนินการใด ๆ ในศาลโดยที่บุคคลต้องการการเยียวยาทางกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

gugatan

istilah komprehensif untuk setiap proses di pengadilan di mana seseorang mencari upaya hukum

🇵🇭Filipino

kaso

isang komprehensibong termino para sa anumang paglilitis sa isang hukuman ng batas kung saan ang isang indibidwal ay naghahanap ng isang legal na remedyo

🇲🇾Malay

tuntutan mahkamah

istilah komprehensif untuk sebarang prosiding di mahkamah undang-undang di mana seseorang individu mendapatkan remedi undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دعوى قضائية

مصطلح شامل لأي إجراء في محكمة قانونية حيث يسعى الفرد للحصول على تعويض قانوني

🇮🇷Persian

دعوی قضایی

یک اصطلاح جامع برای هر گونه رسیدگی در دادگاه حقوقی که به موجب آن یک فرد به دنبال راه حل قانونی است

🇹🇷Turkish

dava

Bir bireyin hukuk yoluna başvurduğu bir hukuk mahkemesindeki herhangi bir işlem için kapsamlı bir terim

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְבִיעָה מִשׁפָּטִית

מונח כולל לכל הליך בבית משפט לפיו אדם מבקש סעד משפטי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'lawsuit'?

The primary meaning of 'lawsuit' is 'a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lawsuit' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'lawsuit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lawsuit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lawsuit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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