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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
- Example: "the family brought suit against the landlord"
[syn: lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lawsuit \Law"suit`\, n.
   An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal
   proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lawsuit
    n 1: 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" [syn: lawsuit, suit,
         case, cause, causa]