A lawsuit is a legal case brought to a court where one person or group sues another to resolve a disagreement or claim damages.
From *law* plus *suit*, where *suit* comes from Old French *suite*, meaning a pursuit or following. A lawsuit is literally a “following after the law” to get a decision.
The *suit* in *lawsuit* is related to *suitor*—someone who pursues. A lawsuit is a formal chase through the legal system, where the prize is a judgment instead of a person.
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