plural lawsuits
plural lawsuits
Learner's definition of LAWSUIT
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: a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations诉讼 -
win/lose a lawsuit胜/败诉
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a complex lawsuit [=suit] that may take years to resolve可能要花多年时间解决的一起复杂诉讼
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When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed/initiated a lawsuit against the publisher. [=the actor sued the publisher]那位演员在报社拒绝承认其报道失实后提出了诉讼。
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They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit. [=to end a lawsuit before the court made a decision about it]他们同意支付10万美元结案。