Meaning of LITIGATION
| Pronunciation: | | `litu'geyshun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights |
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| | Synonyms: | | judicial proceeding |
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| | See Also: | | custody battle, legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings, vexatious litigation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lit`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. litigatio, fr. litigare to
dispute, litigate; lis, litis, dispute, lawsuit (OL. stlis) +
agere to carry on. See {Agent}.]
The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial
contest.
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| Legal Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A lawsuit; a legal action, including all proceedings therein. |
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| | Related Terms: | | action, altercation, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, bicker, bickering, case, casuistry, cat-and-dog life, cause, cause in court, combat, conflict, contention, contentiousness, contest, contestation, controversy, cut and thrust, debate, defense, disputation, dispute, enmity, fighting, flyting, hassle, hostility, hubbub, judicial process, Kilkenny cats, lawsuit, legal action, legal case, legal proceedings, legal process, legal remedy, logomachy, paper war, passage of arms, polemic, polemics, proceedings, prosecution, quarrel, quarreling, quarrelsomeness, rhubarb, scrapping, set-to, squabbling, strife, struggle, suit, suit at law, verbal engagement, war, war of words, warfare, words, wrangling |
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