LAWSUIT
ADJECTIVES
► CAST condemned; beaten in a lawsuit → 1577 obs.
NOUNS
► ACTITATION debating of lawsuits → 1742 obs.
► BARRATRY the offence of habitually exciting quarrels, or moving or maintaining lawsuits; vexatious persistence in, or incitement to, litigation → 1645
NOUNS – PERSON
► BARRATER ► BARRATOR one who vexatiously raises, or incites to litigation; a mover or maintainer of lawsuits; one who from maliciousness, or for the sake of gain, raises discord between neighbours → c1430
► SUIT-BREEDER a promoter of lawsuits → 1691 obs.
► SUIT-JOGGER a promoter of lawsuits → 1630 obs.
► SUIT-MAKER one who institutes a suit; a plaintiff → 1469 obs.
PHRASES
► SUE A BEGGAR TO CATCH A LOUSE expresses the uselessness of bringing a lawsuit against a man of straw → Bk1898 Eng. dial.
VERBS
► TOLY to dispute, to argue; to contend or plead in a lawsuit → c1440 obs.
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