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{
"term": "lawsuit",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a claim or complaint against somebody that a person or an organization can make in court",
"sensetop": "lawsuit (against somebody/something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **filed a lawsuit** against his record label."
},
{
"text": "to **bring/settle/dismiss a lawsuit**"
},
{
"text": "A law firm has launched a class-action lawsuit against the airline."
},
{
"text": "The company now faces several lawsuits over its failure to protect its employees."
},
{
"text": "The two companies have settled the lawsuit."
},
{
"text": "They are seeking damages in a lawsuit."
},
{
"text": "They have agreed to drop their lawsuit against the Dutch company."
},
{
"text": "a lawsuit against her former husband"
},
{
"text": "a lawsuit over a disputed estate"
},
{
"text": "The lawsuit alleges that the defendants conspired to defraud the company."
},
{
"text": "The opening of the factory was delayed because of a lawsuit brought by an environmental group."
}
],
"topics": ["Law and justice"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɔːsuːt/",
"audio": "la/lawsuit/lawsuit__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɔːsuːt/",
"audio": "la/lawsuit/lawsuit__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}