[N-COUNT 可数名词]诉讼；官司 A lawsuit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations.
[FORMAL 正式]
The dispute culminated last week in a lawsuit against the government.
上周这一纠纷达到高潮，政府被告上了法庭。
...a lawsuit brought by Barclays Bank.
由巴克莱银行提起的诉讼
Oxford
law·suit/ˈlɔːsuːt;ˈlɔːsjuːt; NAmEˈlɔːsuːt/(alsosuit)nouna claim or complaint against sb that a person or an organization can make in court 诉讼；起诉◆He filed a lawsuitagainst his record company. 他对给他录制唱片的公司提起了诉讼。lawsuitlawsuitslaw·suit/ˈlɔːsuːt;ˈlɔːsjuːt; NAmEˈlɔːsuːt/
a problem or complaint that a person or organization brings to a court of law to be settledSYN suitlawsuit against His lawyer filed a lawsuit against the city.COLLOCATIONSverbsfile a lawsuit (=to officially take a lawsuit to a court)· She filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassmentbring a lawsuit against somebody (=to take a lawsuit against someone to a court)· A former employee brought a lawsuit against the company claiming unfair dismissal.settle a lawsuit (=to reach an agreement that stops a lawsuit)· I would prefer to settle the lawsuit out of court.drop a lawsuit (=to stop taking a lawsuit to court)· First Bank agreed to drop its lawsuits against another bank as a result of the decision.win/lose a lawsuit· She won a discrimination lawsuit against her former company.
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