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law⋅suit

[law-soot]
–noun
a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law.

Origin:
1615–25; law 1 + suit
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law·suit   (lô'sōōt')   
n.  An action or a suit brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance.
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Main Entry: law·suit
Function: noun
: an action brought in a court for the purpose of seeking relief from or remedy for an alleged wrong : SUIT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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