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Litigation definition

litigāzhən
The act or process of carrying on a lawsuit.
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A legal action; the process of bringing and carrying on a legal action.
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(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.

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Litigation is defined as an argument being resolved in court, often with lawyers.

An example of litigation is a lawsuit.

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A lawsuit.
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Singular:
litigation
Plural:
litigations

Origin of litigation

Litigation 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.

  • It is the oldest commission with such power in the United States, and the litigation with railways which followed its establishment in 1871 fully demonstrated the public character of the railway business and was the precedent for the policy of state control elsewhere.2 Population.

  • The last provision meant that the growing Protestantism was to be fought by harrassing litigation - nicht fechten sondern rechten was the phrase.

  • Commercial cases, and litigation in which strangers are concerned, are carried to Beirut.

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