Thesaurus:lawsuit

Thesaurus

lawsuit

English

Noun

Sense: a process instituted in a court of law to resolve a dispute

Synonyms

• action    [⇒ thesaurus]
• cause    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lawsuit
• litigation
• suit

Hypernyms

• process

Hyponyms

• class action
• countersuit

Meronyms

• accusation
• adjudication
• argumentation
• charge
• decision
• deliberation
• judgement    [⇒ thesaurus]
• penalty    [⇒ thesaurus]
• reward    [⇒ thesaurus]
• statement    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “969. lawsuit” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “lawsuit” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.