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–noun

a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law.

[Origin: 1615–25; law¹ + suit

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n. An action or a suit brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance.

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lawsuit
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"

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ˈlawsuit noun

a quarrel or disagreement taken to a court of law to be settled

Arabic:	دَعْوى قَضائِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	诉讼
Chinese (Traditional):	訴訟
Czech:	soudní pře
Danish:	retssag
Dutch:	proces
Estonian:	kohtuasi
Finnish:	oikeusjuttu
French:	procès
German:	der Prozeß
Greek:	αγωγή
Hungarian:	per, kereset
Icelandic:	mál, málssókn
Indonesian:	tuntutan
Italian:	processo

Japanese:	訴訟
Latvian:	tiesas prāva
Lithuanian:	byla, ieškinys
Norwegian:	rettssak, søksmål
Polish:	proces
Portuguese (Brazil):	processo
Portuguese (Portugal):	processo
Romanian:	proces (civil)
Russian:	судебный процесс
Slovak:	súdne konanie
Slovenian:	proces
Spanish:	pleito, proceso
Swedish:	process, rättegång, mål
Turkish:	dava