LAWSUITS

"LAWSUITS" is a plural of: lawsuit.

Date "LAWSUITS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references)

Literature

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Synonym: LAWSUITS

Crosswords: LAWSUITS

Okay, captain, this is just a standard legal release, protecting Planet Express from lawsuits in the event of the unforeseen (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert)

We try to keep frivolous lawsuits to a minimum, unless, of course, the customer is at fault (The Good Girl; writing credit: Mike White)

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Books

• Your Driving and the Law: A Crash Course in Traffic Tickets and Courts, Auto Accidents and Insurance, and Vehicle-Related Lawsuits (reference)

• The Disastrous Mrs. Weldon: The Life, Loves and Lawsuits of a Legendary Victorian (reference)

• Why Lawsuits are Good for America: Disciplined Democracy, Big Business, and the Common Law (reference)

• Conduct of Lawsuits Out of and in Court: Practically Teaching, and Copiously Illustrating, the Preparation and Forensic Management of Litigated Case (reference)

• Violin Fraud: Deception, Forgery, Theft, and Lawsuits in England and America (reference)

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Indians fishing for salmon at Celilo Falls, Oregon. At the present time Indians have by treaty exclusive right for fishing in Columbia River which is adjacent to their reservation. This right is now being contested in lawsuits. Credit: Library of Congress.

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He settled differences, he prevented lawsuits, he reconciled enemies

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Business

In the early 1990s, there was little incentive for industries to implement environment-friendly practices, and municipal environmental funds received little revenue from fees, penalties, and lawsuits against polluters. (references)

Civil Liberties

Italy

Many defamation lawsuits are filed by politicians. (references)

Iran

Offending writers are subject to lawsuits and fines. (references)

Senegal

The Government reportedly filed such lawsuits to intimidate journalists. (references)

Economic History

Ghana

Lawsuits are permitted and usually begin in the High Court. (references)

Korea

Lawsuits often are contemplated only as a last resort, signaling the end of a business relationship. (references)

Ecuador

As a result, several foreign firms continue to be harassed by lawsuits filed by former representatives. (references)

Human Rights

Congo

According to press reports, there were three such lawsuits in Belgian courts at year's end. (references)

Thailand

Families rarely take advantage of a provision in the law that allows them to bring personal lawsuits against police officers for criminal action during arrest. (references)

Czech Republic

A nongovernmental organization (NGO) who monitors the police filed two lawsuits alleging police misconduct towards the protestors, which remained pending at year's end. (references)

Indigenous People

Mexico

Indigenous rights groups launched numerous lawsuits and legal challenges to the reform's constitutionality, including 247 challenges filed in a single day by leaders of an equal number of municipalities in Oaxaca. (references)

Minorities

Iran

The legal system discriminates against minorities, awarding lower compensation awards in injury and death lawsuits and imposing heavier punishments than on Muslims. (references)

Political Economy

SPAIN

It includes provisions that allow for unannounced searches in civil lawsuits and searches to take place under these provisions. (references)

Political Rights

Ghana

Opposition activists also filed several lawsuits challenging government appointments and dismissals as unconstitutional; however, the courts dismissed all the lawsuits. (references)

Trade

Japan

Although only a few lawsuits have been filed under this law so far, the number is expected to rise in the future. (references)

Japan

Manufacturers should take full note of the fact that revisions of the Civil Proceedings Act, which went into effect in early 1998, have made it easier for lawsuits to be filed and heard in court. (references)

Women

Greece

Trade unions report that lawsuits for sexual harassment are very rare: According to the unions, only four women have filed such charges in the past 3 years. (references)

Worker Rights

Portugal

Workers injured on the job rarely initiate lawsuits. (references)

China

In small but apparently growing numbers, workers and lawyers have begun to utilize lawsuits to pursue claims, especially work injury or illness claims, against employers. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Ending with "LAWSUITS": him-lawsuits.

Japanese Kanji 

友引 (good day for business and lawsuits). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ゆうい�" (attraction, enticement, exciting cause, good day for business and lawsuits, incentive, incitement, inducement), ともびき (good day for business and lawsuits). (various references)

Pig Latin

awsuitslay.(various references)

Misspellings

"LAWSUITS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: lawsuite, lawsuiti. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: lawsuit, tissual.

-2 letters: saults, swails, tussal, waists.

-3 letters: alist, lasts, lists, litas, lusts, sails, salts, satis, sauls, sault, sials, silts, sisal, situs, slats, slaws, slits, sluts, suits, swail, swats, tails, talus, wails, waist, waits, wasts, wauls, wilts, wists.

-4 letters: ails, aits, alit, alts, awls, lass, last, lati, lats, laws, list, lits, litu, lust, sail.