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lawing

lawing

9.9
A court case between people about who owns land or property
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : litigio
  • The two families were engaged in a bitter lawing over the land.

Examples

  • The village records mention a lawing that lasted for several years.

  • Centuries ago, a simple disagreement could quickly turn into a lengthy lawing.

  • The lawing process took several months.

  • She filed a lawing against the company.

  • The lengthy lawing between the neighbors finally came to an end in court.

  • After years of lawing, the two parties reached a settlement outside of court.

  • The lawing regarding property rights took several months to resolve.

Synonyms

lawsuit
vslawing
719 4.8

A person or company brings a claim to court to get a legal decision

is an old word used historically for the same legal case
suit
vslawing
  • Formal
425 5.6

A case one person brings against another in court to get a decision

is an older term for that same single legal action
litigation
vslawing
  • Specialized
119 7.7

To use the courts to settle a dispute

refers instead to a single older term for the dispute itself
legal battle
vslawing
27 3.5

A court case between two people or groups who disagree about legal rights

is an older, less emotionally charged term for that kind of case
legal proceeding
vslawing
  • Formal
12 4.8

A formal set of actions in court that a judge uses to decide a dispute

is an old word referring to the single case rather than the whole process
action at law
vslawing
  • Formal
7.9

A case where one person takes another to court to get or protect a right

is the historical term for that same judicial proceeding

How Serious

class action
  • Specialized
39 4.4
litigation
  • Specialized
119 7.7
lawing
  • Archaic
9.9
complaint
  • Formal
350 5.3
to challenge
  • Formal
552 4.3

Surface Forms

lawing singular
lawings plural

Morphology

lawing = law (semi-transparent) = law + ing

The word is formed transparently from 'law' + '-ing', but the resulting sense is an archaic legal term that is not fully predictable for a learner.

Etymology

Lawing comes from the common word law ('rule' or 'custom') plus the ending -ing that turns a word into an action. So it originally meant 'using the law' and was used for a legal action or dispute, which is why it means a lawsuit.