lawsuit
Legal dispute filed
A lawsuit is a legal action brought before a court, in which one party claims to have been harmed or wronged by another and seeks a remedy, typically monetary compensation or a court order.
Filing a lawsuit initiates formal litigation, distinct from informal dispute resolution.
She threatened to file a lawsuit after the accident.
The company settled the lawsuit out of court to avoid a lengthy trial.
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- counselExpert guidance offered
- sueBring legal action
summons · complaint · filing · docket · pleadings · discovery · deposition · subpoena
Legal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
prosecution · defense · judge · courtroom · evidence · objection · deliberation · perjury
Assertion lacking proof
- damagesCompensation for injury
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
remedy · redress · infringement · breach · tort · negligence · liability · indemnity
Just and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- verdictOfficial court decision
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
precedent · remedy · vindication · exoneration · recompense
Opposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
adversarial · parties · mediation · arbitration · out-of-court · negotiation · resolution · frivolous
plaintiff
Civil case initiator
sue · summons · complaint · filing · docket · pleadings · discovery · deposition · subpoena · injunction
jury
Legal decision-making body
cross-examination · prosecution · defense · judge · courtroom · evidence · objection · deliberation · perjury · bailiff
allegation
Assertion lacking proof
- damagesCompensation for injury
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
restitution · remedy · redress · infringement · breach · tort · negligence · liability · indemnity · reparation
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- verdictOfficial court decision
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
jurisprudence · precedent · remedy · vindication · exoneration · recompense
conflict
Opposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
grievance · adversarial · parties · mediation · arbitration · out-of-court · negotiation · resolution · frivolous · vexatious
- justicecourtroom, trials, retributive justice, courts, gavel
- lawlawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, court
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- business troublesbankruptcy, crisis, failure, insolvency, layoffs
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
lawsuitarbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
mediation · settlement · out-of-court settlement · negotiation · conciliation
lawsuitagreement
Shared position between parties
reconciliation · accord · peace · harmony · cooperation
lawsuitdismissal
Removal from position
withdrawal · forbearance · dropping charges · dropped charges · acquiescence
- pending lawsuitUnresolved legal action
- civil lawsuitNon-criminal legal proceeding
- frivolous lawsuitGroundless court case
- class action lawsuitCombined suit by many harmed
- environmental lawsuit
- discrimination lawsuitLegal claim alleging biased treatment