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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lawsuit

/lôʹs(j)o͞ot'/ · Law·suit · IPA /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/
01 n. An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
  1. 1.
    An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.