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English

Etymology

law +? suit

Pronunciation

• enPR: lô?so?ot', IPA^(key): /?l??s(j)ut/

Noun

lawsuit (plural lawsuits)

1. (law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??.??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h???.??/, /?h???.??/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /?hi??.??/
• Rhymes: -??r??

Adjective

hearing (comparative more hearing, superlative most hearing)

1. Able to hear.

   Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.

Antonyms

• deaf
• nonhearing

Translations

Noun

hearing (countable and uncountable, plural hearings)

1. (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
2. (countable) The act by which something is heard.
3. (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.

4. (countable, law) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
5. (informal, dated) A scolding.

Derived terms

• hard of hearing
• hearing aid
• hearing-impaired
• in hearing
• preliminary hearing

Translations

Verb

hearing

1. present participle of hear