lawsuitn.

Brit.

/ˈlɔːsuːt/,

/ˈlɔːsjuːt/, U.S.

/ˈlɔˌsut/,

/ˈlɑˌsut/

Etymology: < law n.¹ + suit n.

A suit in law; a prosecution of a claim in a court of law.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit

speechc897

mootc1225

pleadingc1275

pleac1300

actiona1325

quarrela1325

suit1348

pursuit1380

sokena1387

process1395

plead1455

pleament1480

suit in law1530

ployc1600

suit in equity1604

suit in chancery1621

lawsuit1624

instance1654

legal action1656

lis1932

1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 131 As if in a Law-suite..a man taketh hold.. of somewhat that falleth from his adversaries.

1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Matt. v. 38 etc. Patience may cost you less than a Law-suit or Revenge.

1735–6 Sheridan in Swift's Lett. (1768) IV. 153 As I do not wear a sword, I must have recourse to the weapon in my hand. It is a better method than a law-suit.

1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity II. x. 268 The bishops made themselves judges in all law suits.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 137 As if a mere lawsuit were carrying on between John Doe and Richard Roe!

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 32 Ah, you've had Durfey's debts as well as the lawsuits.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	lawsuit
释义	lawsuitn. Brit. /ˈlɔːsuːt/, /ˈlɔːsjuːt/, U.S. /ˈlɔˌsut/, /ˈlɑˌsut/ Etymology: < law n.¹ + suit n. A suit in law; a prosecution of a claim in a court of law. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit speechc897 mootc1225 pleadingc1275 pleac1300 actiona1325 quarrela1325 suit1348 pursuit1380 sokena1387 process1395 plead1455 pleament1480 suit in law1530 ployc1600 suit in equity1604 suit in chancery1621 lawsuit1624 instance1654 legal action1656 lis1932 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 131 As if in a Law-suite..a man taketh hold.. of somewhat that falleth from his adversaries. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Matt. v. 38 etc. Patience may cost you less than a Law-suit or Revenge. 1735–6 Sheridan in Swift's Lett. (1768) IV. 153 As I do not wear a sword, I must have recourse to the weapon in my hand. It is a better method than a law-suit. 1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity II. x. 268 The bishops made themselves judges in all law suits. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 137 As if a mere lawsuit were carrying on between John Doe and Richard Roe! 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 32 Ah, you've had Durfey's debts as well as the lawsuits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1624
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