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Lawsuit

A lawsuit, suing, or "suit in law", is a civil action brought before a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have received damages from a defendant's actions, seeks a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint. If the plaintiff is successful, judgment will be given in the plaintiff's favor, and a range of court orders may be issued to enforce a right, award damages, or impose an injunction to prevent an act or compel an act. A declaratory judgment may be issued to prevent future legal disputes.

A lawsuit may involve dispute resolution of private law issues between individuals, business entities or non-profit organizations. A lawsuit may also enable the state to be treated as if it were a private party in a civil case, as plaintiff or defendant regarding an injury, or may provide the state with a civil cause of action to enforce certain laws.

The conduct of a lawsuit is called litigation. One who has a tendency to litigate rather than seek non-judicial remedies is called litigious.

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Sun May 13 04:47:19 2012

Etymology

law + suit

Noun

law suit (plural lawsuits)

  1. (law) 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.
    The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve.

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Sat May 12 13:18:12 2012


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