Word · Frequency #15306
lawsuits
官司；诉讼
lawsuits is the plural of lawsuit.
a legal case brought to a court of law to settle a dispute or claim
- 1.
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.
民事诉讼,当事人将争议提交法院解决
- 2.
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
泛指个人向法院寻求法律救济的任何诉讼程序
民事诉讼,当事人将争议提交法院解决；泛指个人向法院寻求法律救济的任何诉讼程序
In use
The lawsuit lasted for two years.
They decided to file a lawsuit against the company.
The new law could lead to many lawsuits.
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。
a lawsuit over sth
The lawsuit over the property lasted several years.
关于财产的诉讼持续了数年。
win/lose a lawsuit
The defendant won the lawsuit.
被告赢得了这场官司。
Connections
Collocations
- file a lawsuit
- 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。
- settle a lawsuit
- 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。
- dismiss a lawsuit
- 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。
- win a lawsuit
- 胜诉
- The plaintiff won the lawsuit and received compensation.原告胜诉并获得了赔偿。
- lose a lawsuit
- 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。
- class-action lawsuit
Learner notes
Memory Tip
law（法律）+ suit（诉讼）＝ lawsuit；想象穿上法律套装去法庭打官司。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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