LAWSUIT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
   Synonym(s)
   • case (what does case mean?)
   • causa (what does causa mean?)
   • cause (what does cause mean?)
   • suit (what does suit mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the family brought suit against the landlord
   Hypernyms(s) lawsuit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • proceeding (what does proceeding mean?)
   • legal proceeding (what does legal proceeding mean?)
   • proceedings (what does proceedings mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • civil suit (what does civil suit mean?)
   • class action (what does class action mean?)
   • class-action suit (what does class-action suit mean?)
   • countersuit (what does countersuit mean?)
   • criminal suit (what does criminal suit mean?)
   • moot (what does moot mean?)
   • paternity suit (what does paternity suit mean?)
   • bastardy proceeding (what does bastardy proceeding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • action (what does action mean?)
   • sue (what does sue mean?)
   • litigate (what does litigate mean?)
   • process (what does process mean?)