{
    "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
}