SUIT

(noun) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
"the family brought suit against the landlord"
synonyms : case , causa , cause , lawsuit
(noun) a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
"they buried him in his best suit"
synonyms : suit of clothes
(noun) playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
"a flush is five cards in the same suit", "in bridge you must follow suit", "what suit is trumps?"
(noun) a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
(noun) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
"its was a brief and intense courtship"
synonyms : courting , courtship , wooing
(noun) (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
"all the suits care about is the bottom line"
(verb) accord or comport with
"This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
synonyms : befit , beseem
(verb) be agreeable or acceptable to
"This suits my needs"
synonyms : accommodate , fit
(verb) enhance the appearance of
"Mourning becomes Electra", "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
synonyms : become
(verb) be agreeable or acceptable
"This time suits me"

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