to file a lawsuit (against sb)
1Strategic lawsuit against public participation — A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation ( SLAPP ) is a lawsuit or a threat of lawsuit that is intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition …
2file — ▪ I. file file 1 [faɪl] noun [countable] 1. information about a person or subject that is kept by a company or other organization: • I see from my files that we still have not received payment from you. • A credit reference agency is a company… …
3lawsuit */ — UK [ˈlɔːˌsuːt] / US [ˈlɔˌsut] noun [countable] Word forms lawsuit : singular lawsuit plural lawsuits a case that a court of law is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or organizations file a lawsuit against someone: The… …
4lawsuit — law|suit [ lɔ,sut ] noun count * a case that a court of law is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or organizations: file a lawsuit against someone: The singer has filed a $100 million lawsuit against his record company …
5lawsuit — law‧suit [ˈlɔːsuːt, sjuːt ǁ ˈlɒːsuːt] noun [countable] LAW a charge, claim, or complaint against someone that is made in a court of law by a private person or company, not by the police or state: lawsuit against • Local people filed a private… …
6File Allocation Table — For other uses, see Fat (disambiguation). FAT Developer Microsoft Full Name File Allocation Table FAT12 (12‑bit version) FAT16/FAT16B (16‑bit versions) FAT32 (32‑bit version with 28 bits used) Introduced …
7lawsuit — n. 1) to bring, file, institute; lose; settle; win a lawsuit 2) a lawsuit against; over * * * [ lɔːsjuːt] file institute lose over settle win a lawsuit …
8file — file1 [ faıl ] noun count *** 1. ) a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information: The insurance company may want to check your medical files. file on: The police file on this particular case has now been… …
9lawsuit — noun (C) a charge, claim, or complaint against someone that is made in a court of law by a private person or company, not by the police or state; suit 1 (4): file a lawsuit: Local people filed a private lawsuit against the oil company over water… …
10file — I UK [faɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms file : singular file plural files *** 1) a) a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information The insurance company may want to check your medical files. keep/hold a …
