lawsuit
English
/ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/
noun
Definitions
- (legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
Etymology
Compound from English law (low) + English suit.
Origin
English
suit
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- BigLaw English
- Eurolaw English
- Westlaw English
- Zipf's law English
- antisuit English
- astrolaw English
- battlesuit English
- besuit English
- biosuit English
- bodysuit English
- boiler suit English
- brethren-in-law English
- bunny suit English
- catsuit English
- counterlawsuit English
- countersuit English
- cyberlaw English
- cybersuit English
- drysuit English
- e-law English
- exosuit English
- fatsuit English
- firesuit English
- fursuit English
- jumpsuit English
- law English
- law enforcement English
- lawbook English
- lawbot English
- lawbreaker English
- lawbreaking English
- lawcode English
- lawful English
- lawgiver English
- lawgiving English
- lawing English
- lawless English
- lawlike English
- lawly English
- lawmaker English
- lawmaking English
- lawman English
- lawmonger English
- lawsome English
- lawspeaker English
- lawyer English
- meatsuit English
- metalaw English
- missuit English
- monosuit English
- neurolaw English
- nightsuit English
- nonlaw English
- nonsuit English
- offsuit English
- outlaw English
- oversuit English
- pantsuit English
- playsuit English
- powerlaw English
- prelaw English
- prelawsuit English
- presuit English
- pseudolaw English
- rainsuit English
- scofflaw English
- shell suit English
- skinsuit English
- sleepsuit English
- snapsuit English
- snowsuit English
- sublaw English
- suit English
- suitability English
- suitable English
- suitcoat English
- suiter English
- suitest English
- suiteth English
- suitless English
- suitlike English
- suitlock English
- suitmaker English
- suitmaking English
- suitport English
- sunsuit English
- sweatsuit English
- swimsuit English
- tracksuit English
- undersuit English
- unlaw English
- unsuit English
- wetsuit English
- wingsuit English
- siútico Spanish, Castilian
- スーツ Japanese
- スート Japanese
- lawe Middle English
- sute Middle English
- สูท Thai
- lagh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- suit Norman
- 슈트 Korean
- lo Tok Pisin
- law
- suit
- unlaw
- e-law
- lawly
- sublaw
- outlaw
- lawful
- lawyer
- lawing
- BigLaw
- lawman
- lawbot
- nonlaw
- suiter
- prelaw
- unsuit
- besuit
- sunsuit
- lawless
- wetsuit
- fatsuit
- suitest
- lawcode
- nonsuit
- metalaw
- exosuit
- suiteth
- Eurolaw
- biosuit
- lawbook
- drysuit
- offsuit
- fursuit
- lawlike
- lawsome
- presuit
- catsuit
- Westlaw
- missuit
- oversuit
- lawmaker
- lawgiver
- neurolaw
- suitable
- bodysuit
- swimsuit
- playsuit
- cyberlaw
- astrolaw
- wingsuit
- pantsuit
- suitlock
- suitlike
- snapsuit
- skinsuit
- monosuit
- powerlaw
- snowsuit
- suitport
- firesuit
- suitcoat
- suitless
- rainsuit
- antisuit
- scofflaw
- meatsuit
- jumpsuit
- lawmonger
- undersuit
- tracksuit
- cybersuit
- lawgiving
- lawmaking
- nightsuit
- sleepsuit
- suitmaker
- sweatsuit
- pseudolaw
- lawbreaker
- suitmaking
- lawspeaker
- battlesuit
- Zipf's law
- bunny suit
- shell suit
- prelawsuit
- countersuit
- suitability
- lawbreaking
- boiler suit
- counterlawsuit
- brethren-in-law
- law enforcement