What is another word for lawsuits?

Pronunciation: [lˈɔːsuːts] (IPA)

Lawsuits are legal proceedings in which a person or organization initiates legal action against another person or organization. Lawsuits can be stressful and time-consuming for all parties involved. Some synonyms for lawsuits include legal action, litigation, legal dispute, legal case, and court proceeding. Legal action refers to any legal process taken to resolve a dispute. Litigation is the process of taking legal action, while a legal dispute refers to a disagreement or conflict that requires legal intervention. The terms legal case and court proceeding both refer to the formal process of presenting arguments and evidence in front of a judge or jury.

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Usage examples for Lawsuits

These simple-hearted people show their good sense by avoiding all lawsuits, so common among the Greeks.
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
He wrote, in accepting the article in May, I have already 40 articles accepted, and some of the writers threaten lawsuits for non-publication, yet such was the exquisite refreshment Blood's writing gave me, under the cataract of sawdust in which editorially I live, that I have this day sent the article to the printer.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James
Not long after this father and son quarreled again, for of a sudden a perfect avalanche of lawsuits was released, the mysterious origin and purpose of which completely mystified Old Bell.
"Flowing Gold"
Rex Beach

Famous quotes with Lawsuits

  • This is what happens, when, for the first time in modern history, a candidate resorts to lawsuits to try to overturn the outcome of an election for president.
    James Baker
  • Our health care system is the finest in the world, but we still have too many uninsured Americans, too high prices for prescription drugs, and too many frivolous lawsuits driving our physicians out of state or out of business.
    Judy Biggert
  • Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.
    Jean de la Bruyere
  • lawsuits - and frivolous lawsuits - are just sapping the life out of the people who perform the services and deliver the goods for the rest of the citizenry in the State of Montana.
    Conrad Burns
  • The president, just as any other American, deserves a legal defense against personal lawsuits not related to his office. But the costs of that defense should be borne by him and not the taxpayer.
    Ben Nighthorse Campbell

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