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lawsuit

[ law-soot ]

noun

  1. a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law.


lawsuit

/ -ˌsjuːt; ˈlɔːˌsuːt /

noun

  1. a proceeding in a court of law brought by one party against another, esp a civil action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lawsuit1

First recorded in 1615–25; law 1 + suit
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His updated lawsuit attempted to steer the case away from 1st Amendment issues and instead claim “60 Minutes” was a fraudulent product that harmed viewers in Texas.

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After the lawsuit was filed, Border Patrol issued notice to their agents about how to make a warrantless arrest and identify themselves as agents during arrests.

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Soon after the incident, the lawsuit states, Stewart-Binks’ contract with Fox was not renewed.

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California has been joined by other states in all but one of those lawsuits, and has formally backed litigants against the administration in nearly 20 additional cases, too.

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So far, the administration has been hit with more 100 lawsuits.

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