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lawsuit
noun
a
case
brought
before
a
court
in
which
one
person
,
company
,
or
organization
claims
another
has
done
something
wrong
and
asks
the
court
for
a
decision
or
compensation
•
The
neighbor
filed
a
lawsuit
after
the
tree
fell
on
his
car
.
The
neighbor
filed
a
lawsuit
after
the
tree
fell
on
his
car
.
•
The
company
settled
the
lawsuit
to
avoid
a
lengthy
trial
.
The
company
settled
the
lawsuit
to
avoid
a
lengthy
trial
.
From
the
late
14th-century
sense
of
“
suit
in
law
,”
formed
by
combining
law
+
suit
,
where
suit
meant
“
petition
to
a
court
.”
Over
time
the
compound
fused
into
a
single
word
.
law
noun
-
law
,
lawing
,
laws
,
lawed
the
whole
system
of
rules
that
a
society
or
government
creates
and
enforces
to
keep
order
and
protect
people
•
Everyone
must
follow
the
law
to
keep
society
safe
and
fair
.
Everyone
must
follow
the
law
to
keep
society
safe
and
fair
.
•
The
judge
reminded
the
courtroom
that
nobody
is
above
the
law
.
The
judge
reminded
the
courtroom
that
nobody
is
above
the
law
.
Old
English
lagu
“
ordinance
,
rule
”
from
Old
Norse
*lagu*
“
something
laid
down
.”
noun
-
law
,
lawing
,
laws
,
lawed
a
specific
rule
or
piece
of
legislation
passed
by
a
government
or
authority
•
A
new
law
requires
restaurants
to
list
calorie
counts
on
their
menus
.
A
new
law
requires
restaurants
to
list
calorie
counts
on
their
menus
.
•
Parliament
voted
to
repeal
an
old
tax
law
.
Parliament
voted
to
repeal
an
old
tax
law
.
noun
-
law
,
lawing
,
laws
,
lawed
the
field
of
study
and
profession
that
deals
with
understanding
,
interpreting
,
and
applying
legal
rules
•
She
decided
to
study
law
at
university
.
She
decided
to
study
law
at
university
.
•
After
graduating
from
law
,
he
joined
a
large
international
firm
.
After
graduating
from
law
,
he
joined
a
large
international
firm
.
noun
-
law
,
lawing
,
laws
,
lawed
a
statement
that
describes
a
regular
and
universal
truth
of
nature
or
science
,
such
as
the
law
of
gravity
•
Newton
’
s
first
law
says
that
an
object
at
rest
stays
at
rest
unless
acted
upon
by
a
force
.
Newton
’
s
first
law
says
that
an
object
at
rest
stays
at
rest
unless
acted
upon
by
a
force
.
•
The
ideal
gas
law
links
pressure
,
volume
,
and
temperature
of
a
gas
.
The
ideal
gas
law
links
pressure
,
volume
,
and
temperature
of
a
gas
.
