- the act or process of carrying on a lawsuit
- a lawsuit
Origin of litigation
Late Latin litigatio
noun
Litigation is defined as an argument being resolved in court, often with lawyers.
An example of litigation is a lawsuit.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural litigations)
- (law) The conduct of a lawsuit
- There is ongoing litigation in this matter.
- This law firm is known for its litigation practice.
- That attorney has been chastized for his litigation behavior.
Origin
litigate +"Ž -tion
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litigation - Legal Definition
n
A legal action; the process of bringing and carrying on
a legal action.
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Sentence Examples
- This litigation filled the state and federal courts for many years.
- The first time I heard mention of the name was when the litigation began.
- The last provision meant that the growing Protestantism was to be fought by harrassing litigation - nicht fechten sondern rechten was the phrase.
- The management of the road under his control, and especially the sale of $5,000,000 of fraudulent stock in 1868-1870, led to litigation begun by English bondholders, and Gould was forced out of the company in March 1872 and compelled to restore securities valued at about $7,500, 0 00.
- Litigation in mining matters is conducted before special benches attached to the district courts in.
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Words near litigation in the dictionary
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- litigation hold
- litigations
- litigator