Meaning

1 senses

  1. To bring a lawsuit.

Examples

39 sentences

  1. I would prefer any alternative to a lawsuit.

    ruЯ предпочту любую альтернативу судебному процессу.

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  2. Do you think that this lawsuit is frivolous?

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  3. A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.

    ruХудой договор лучше доброго иска.

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  4. Tom has been subpoenaed to testify as a witness in a civil lawsuit.

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  5. Tom filed a lawsuit.

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Origin

From law + suit.

From law + suit.

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Forms

lawsuits, lawsuiting, lawsuited, lawsuited
Base formlawsuit · to lawsuit
3rd person singularlawsuits
Present participlelawsuiting
Past simplelawsuited
Past participlelawsuited

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylawsuit
he, she, itlawsuits

Past simpleLesson

all personslawsuited

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lawsuited
he, she, ithas lawsuited

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lawsuit

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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