Lawsuit

//ˈlɔˌs(j)ut//

Synonyms for "lawsuit" (44 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

Noun(3 words)

cause suit action

accusal accusation accusing action allegation allegement

Strong matches (13)

arraignment bill of particulars blame bringing of charges bringing to book case cause charge complaint count delation

Noun(2 words)

case causa

Related words (22)

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

4 entries

legal proceeding proceeding proceedings process

More specific

2 entries

class action countersuit

capable of

1 entries

right wrong

causes

1 entries

stress

derived

5 entries

LOLsuit class action lawsuit counterlawsuit lawsuitable prelawsuit

derived from

2 entries

law suit

has context

2 entries

law legal

is a

3 entries

court case intelligent agent activity proceeding

related to

3 entries

case civil law court

Translations

100 translations across 49 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

saak noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Arabic

1 entries

دَعْوَى noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Armenian

1 entries

հայց noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

dava noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
iddia noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Belarusian

2 entries

пазо́ў noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
іск noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Bulgarian

2 entries

иск noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
съде́бен проце́с noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Catalan

3 entries

causa noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
litigi noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
plet noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

官司 noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
訴訟 /诉讼 noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

官司 noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
訴訟 /诉讼 noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Czech

3 entries

proces noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
soudní proces noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
soudní pře noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Danish

1 entries

retssag noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Dutch

2 entries

rechtszaak noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
zaak noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Esperanto

2 entries

juĝafero noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
proceso noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Finnish

3 entries

kanne noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
oikeusjuttu noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
siviilikanne noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

French

3 entries

poursuite noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
poursuite judiciaire noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
procès noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Galician

2 entries

litixio noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
preito noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

German

4 entries

Chlegti noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
Gerichtsverfahren noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
Klage noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
Prozess noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Greek

2 entries

αγωγή noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
μήνυση noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Hindi

1 entries

दावा noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Hungarian

4 entries

bírósági eljárás noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
kereset noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
panasz noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
per noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Irish

3 entries

agra dlí noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
cúis dlí noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
tagra noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Italian

2 entries

causa noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
causa di tribunale noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Japanese

1 entries

訴訟 noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Khmer

1 entries

បណ្ដឹង noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Korean

1 entries

소송 noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Latin

2 entries

dica noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
līs noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Lithuanian

1 entries

skundas noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Macedonian

1 entries

парница noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Middle English

4 entries

accion noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
askynge noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
ple noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
questioun noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Mongolian

1 entries

заалдлага noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

دعوا noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
یارغو noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Persian

1 entries

دعویٰ noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Jerechtsstriet noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Polish

1 entries

pozew noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Portuguese

4 entries

ação penal noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
pleito noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
processo noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
processo judicial noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Romanian

3 entries

cauză noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
caz judiciar noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
proces noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Russian

4 entries

иск noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
проце́сс noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
суде́бный проце́сс noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
тя́жба noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cùis-lagha noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Slovak

1 entries

súdny proces noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Spanish

4 entries

acción noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
causa noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
litigio noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
pleito noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Swahili

1 entries

kesi noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Tagalog

1 entries

pleyto noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Tajik

1 entries

даъво noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Telugu

1 entries

తగవు noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Turkish

1 entries

dava noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎘𐎔𐎉 noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Ukrainian

2 entries

по́зов noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
судо́вий проце́с noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Urdu

2 entries

دعویٰ noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
مُقَدَّمَہ noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Welsh

3 entries

achos cyfraith noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
achos cyfreithiol noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)
cyngaws noun (case where a court is needed to resolve differences)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The lawsuit is likely to end in our defeat.

Source: tatoeba (244213)

I would prefer any alternative to a lawsuit.

Source: tatoeba (259161)

With the money Jack won from his lawsuit, he should be able to live on easy street.

Source: tatoeba (273966)

The lawsuit remains undecided.

Source: tatoeba (273967)

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