Collocations for "lawsuit"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lawsuit" in context.
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lawsuit
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [civil, federal, personal injury] lawsuit
- a lawsuit against the [organization, company, record label, hospital, city]
- a lawsuit brought by [customers, victims, sufferers, passengers, parents]
- filed a class-action lawsuit
- has filed a lawsuit against
- file a lawsuit for [negligence, breach of contract, damages]
- filed a lawsuit to [get, block, recover, stop, prevent]
- filed a lawsuit on the [grounds of, basis that]
- filed a lawsuit claiming that
- settle a lawsuit
- a team of lawyers to deal with lawsuits
'lawsuit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
action
- class
- file
- flimsy
- gist
- harassment
- hear
- infringement
- insure
- lodging
- plaintiff
- settle
- standing
- unprecedented