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Meaning of lawsuit | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C1 Standard

ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt

Definitions

In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
Litigation, lawsuit.

Equivalents

العربية الدعوى دعوى

Azərbaycanca dava iddia

Български иск

Bosanski lis proces

Català causa litigi plet

Čeština proces soudní proces

Cymraeg cyngaws

Dansk retssag

Deutsch Gerichtsverfahren Klage Prozess Rechtsstreit

Ελληνικά αγωγή μήνυση

Esperanto juĝafero proceso

Español acción causa litigio pleito proceso proceso judicial

فارسی دعوی

Suomi kanne oikeusjuttu siviilikanne

Français Poursuite poursuite judiciaire Procès

Gaeilge agra dlí cúis dlí tagra

Gàidhlig cùis-lagha

Galego litixio preito

हिन्दी दावा

Hrvatski lis proces

Magyar kereset panasz per ügy

Հայերեն հայց

Italiano causa causa di tribunale

日本語訴訟

ខ្មែរ បណ្ដឹង

한국어 소송

Kurdî îddia kesî kesî lîs per pêr pêr

Latina dica lis

Lietuvių skundas

Монгол заалдлага

Nederlands rechtszaak zaak

Polski pozew

Português ação penal pleito processo processo judicial

Română cauza proces

Русский иск процесс судебный процесс тяжба

Српски lis proces

Kiswahili kesi

తెలుగు తగవు

Tagalog pleyto

Türkçe dava

Українська позов судови́й проце́с

اردو دَعْوَیٰ مقدمہ

Examples

“The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve.”

“My ex-fiancé filed a lawsuit against me for a false restraining order and defamation.”

“It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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