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file a lawsuit against sb/sth
She filed a lawsuit against the company for discrimination.
她因歧视对该司提起了诉讼。
官司；诉讼
lawsuits — plural of lawsuit
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官司；诉讼
a legal case brought to a court of law to settle a dispute or claim
She filed a lawsuit against the company for discrimination.
她因歧视对该司提起了诉讼。
民事诉讼,当事人将争议提交法院解决
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.
泛指个人向法院寻求法律救济的任何诉讼程序
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
The lawsuit lasted for two years.
这场官司持续了两年。
They decided to file a lawsuit against the company.
他们决定对公司提起诉讼。
The new law could lead to many lawsuits.
这项新法律可能会导致许多官司。
She filed a lawsuit against the company for discrimination.
她因歧视对该司提起了诉讼。
The lawsuit over the property lasted several years.
关于财产的诉讼持续了数年。
The defendant won the lawsuit.
被告赢得了这场官司。
He is involved in a lawsuit with his neighbor.
他正卷入与邻居的一场官司。
Not this
He filed lawsuit against the company.
Use this
He filed a lawsuit against the company.
lawsuit是可数名词，前面需要加冠词'a'或'the'。
Not this
She filed a lawsuit to the company.
Use this
She filed a lawsuit against the company.
对某人提起诉讼应用介词'against'，而不是'to'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
提起诉讼；起诉
She decided to file a lawsuit against the company.
她决定对该公司提起诉讼。
就诉讼达成和解
The two parties agreed to settle the lawsuit out of court.
双方同意在庭外就诉讼达成和解。
驳回诉讼
The judge dismissed the lawsuit for lack of evidence.
法官因证据不足驳回了诉讼。
胜诉
The plaintiff won the lawsuit and received compensation.
原告胜诉并获得了赔偿。
败诉
If you lose the lawsuit, you may have to pay the other side's legal fees.
如果你败诉，你可能需要支付对方的律师费。
集体诉讼；集团诉讼
The product recall led to a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer.
产品召回引发了针对制造商的集体诉讼。
诉讼是一台机器，你进去时是头猪，出来时是一根香肠。
This is Ambrose Bierce's satirical definition of 'lawsuit' in his 1911 book 'The Devil's Dictionary'. It suggests lawsuits transform people and often leave them worse off. It is widely quoted to criticize legal disputes.
这是安布罗斯·比尔斯在1911年《魔鬼词典》中对“lawsuit”（诉讼）的讽刺性定义。它暗示诉讼会改变当事人，而且往往让他们处境更糟。这句名言常被用来批评法律纠纷。
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law（法律）+ suit（诉讼）＝ lawsuit；想象穿上法律套装去法庭打官司。
语域：neutral 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道、日常讨论 该词在正式法律文件和日常新闻报道中都比较常见，属于中性常用词；口语中若强调‘起诉’动作，也可能说 sue，但指案件本身时用 lawsuit 很自然。
No genuine rhymes. Words ending in '-suit' (suit, pursuit) share the same spelling but differ in stress: 'suit' /suːt/ and 'pursuit' /pərˈsuːt/ have stress on the vowel /uː/, while 'lawsuit' has stress on /ɔː/. Words ending in /-uːt/ (recruit, fruit) share the vowel sound but not the consonant cluster.
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