lawsuit
(ˈlɔːsjuːt)
[f. law n.1 + suit n.]
A suit in law; a prosecution of a claim in a court of law.
| 1624 Gataker Transubst. 131 As if in a Law-suite..a man taketh hold.. of somewhat that falleth from his adversaries. 1685 Baxter Paraphr. N.T. 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 Priestley Corrupt. Chr. II. x. 268 The bishops made themselves judges in all law suits. 1809–10 Coleridge Friend (1865) 137 As if a mere lawsuit were carrying on between John Doe and Richard Roe! 1866 Geo. Eliot F. Holt (1868) 16 Ah, you've had Durfey's debts as well as the lawsuits. |