win/lose a lawsuit
When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed/initiated a lawsuit against the publisher. [=the actor sued the publisher]
They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit. [=to end a lawsuit before the court made a decision about it]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
law|suit — «L SOOT», noun. a case in a law court started by one person to claim something from another; application to a court by one person to compel another to do him justice … Useful english dictionary
class action law suit — noun derivative action, directors and officers liability, group lawsuit, group litigation, law suit by large numbers of litigants with a common grievance, suit by multiple parties with common interest associated concepts: representative action… … Law dictionary
law suit — court case filed by one person against another … English contemporary dictionary
suit — n [Anglo French siute suite suit request to initiate legal proceedings, literally, pursuit, from siute, feminine past participle of suire to follow, from Old French sivre see sue]: a proceeding to enforce a right or claim; specif: an action… … Law dictionary
suit in law — index action (proceeding), controversy (lawsuit), suit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suit at law — index action (proceeding), case (lawsuit), cause (lawsuit), lawsuit, matter (case) … Law dictionary
suit in equity — index lawsuit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suit one's purpose — index avail (be of use) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suit to extinguish the equity of redemption — index foreclosure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suit costs — noun an award granted by a court requiring on party to pay a portion of the costs associated with a law suit for another party … Wiktionary
