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lawsuit
This is a complaint by one person against another person in a court of law.
your mother
Here "mother" refers to the nation of Israel.
for she is not my wife
Yahweh is stating that Israel, spoken of here as a woman, is no longer acting like a wife to Yahweh. Instead Israel has turned away from following and worshiping him.
neither am I her husband
Yahweh can no longer be in relationship with the nation of Israel as a husband would be to his wife.
her acts of adultery
A wife who is adulterous leaves her husband to sleep with another man. This is how Israel was acting toward Yahweh.
from between her breasts
This imagery suggests that Israel is relying on the idols and not Yahweh.